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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Voluntary aided primary school in Widnes (Halton).

KS2 RWM expected
77%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
90%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
83%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
39.8%
▲ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
97%
236 / 243 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Catholic primary school located in Widnes, Halton. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. The Headteacher is Karl Landrum.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Coding
  • Music
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)
  • Forest School
  • Trauma Informed Schools

Awards

7 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Music MarkMusic
  • Primary Science Quality MarkScience
  • ArtsmarkArts and culture
  • International School AwardRecognised award
  • Primary Geography Quality MarkQuality standard
  • Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award

Key facts

URN
111391
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Catholic
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (7 current, 1 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr David ChambersChair of GovernorsFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2026 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Stella MurrayGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Geoffrey GolsonGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Elaine DaviesGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Christine GodwinGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · until 2028
Mrs Carmel BradyGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2020 · until 2028
Mr Karl LandrumGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2010
Councillor Ged Philbin FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record