Multi-academy trust
Wade Deacon Trust
10 schools across 4 local authorities in North West, teaching 6,128 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 4
- Pupils
- 6,128
- Average Attainment 8
- 43
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 58%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 8 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.27 (interval -0.37 to -0.16). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 784 pupils across 4 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
8 of the trust's 10 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 2 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 2 Outstanding, 5 Good, 1 Inadequate; 2 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Wade Deacon Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grange SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Runcorn | Good 2022 | 36.4 | -0.84-1.08 to -0.59 | |
| Oakdene Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Prescot | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Sylvester Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Weston Point Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Runcorn | Inadequate 2022 | — | — | |
| Whiston Willis Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Prescot | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Widnes AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Widnes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Yew Tree Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Knowsley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Halewood AcademyAcademy converter | Knowsley | Report card 2026 | 41.6 | -0.47-0.66 to -0.28 | |
| Hillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | Good 2023 | 39.8 | -0.47-0.74 to -0.20 | |
| Wade Deacon High SchoolAcademy converter | Widnes | Outstanding 2022 | 54 | 0.170.01 to 0.33 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.