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U15 National Champions!
Our U15 Football Team have achieved the pinnacle of achievement in schools’ football by winning the English Schools' FA Cup Final for the very first time. In a thrilling encounter against a very strong Ivybridge side, Wade Deacon came through 5-3 on...
15 Oct 2020
Shortlisted for UK’s Best
We are delighted to announce that our English Faculty has been shortlisted by The Times Education Supplement as English Faculty of the Year. This is a prestigious shortlisting for the team and so well deserved. The winner will be announced at an...
5 Oct 2020
We’ve Graduated!
A massive well done to 11 of our current Year 10 & 11 students who have just graduated from The Scholars’ Programme organised by Manchester University. This is a significant achievement for our students with their successes reflecting a huge amount...
15 Sep 2020
GCSE Exam Celebrations
In a year like no other, and despite significant challenges, our students were rewarded with an outstanding and thoroughly deserved set of GCSE results. 82% of students achieved ‘The Gold Standard’ of grades 9-4 in English & Mathematics with 63% of...
9 Sep 2020
Wade Deacon in the Top 30%
Wade Deacon High School has been named in the top 30% of all schools nationally in data published by The Real Schools’ Guide. The data also re-establishes our school as the top performing school in Halton. The guide rates schools in 4 categories...
13 Jul 2020
School of Rock Spectacular
Wade Deacon Rocks in Musical Spectacular! Our students have staged one of their most successful musical productions ever with a hugely entertaining take on The Next Generation School of Rock. Playing to sell out audiences over 2 nights, the cast...
28 Jan 2020
Christmas Party Unites Generations
Our wonderful students and residents from Widnes Hall Care Home have enjoyed a superb Christmas Party together. Performance Leaders hosted 19 friends from Widnes Hall who were treated to an afternoon of fun and laughter with Afternoon Tea,...
12 Dec 2019
Record Breaking Open Evening – Again!
Our Open Evening has, yet again, broken attendance records with 1350 visitors made most welcome in what is our busiest and most high-profile night of the year. Pupils currently in Year 6 and their families enjoyed a feast of activities across all...
18 Sep 2019
100 Year Old's Birthday Wish Granted by her old School
A 100 year old has had the chance to revisit the school where she was a pupil in the 1930s. Edith Fildes lives in a care home where staff try to grant wishes to residents. She wanted to return to the classrooms of Wade Deacon High School in...
11 Jul 2019
Big Purple Coffee Morning Raises Incredible £5,000.00!
We are delighted to announce that The Big Purple Coffee Morning held in our school restaurant on Saturday 23 March raised a whopping £5000.00 for The Lilac Centre at St Helens Hospital. This is the second time that we have hosted and supported the...
6 Jun 2019
Care & Compassion for the Homeless
The Whitechapel Centre in Liverpool will benefit this Christmas from the kindness and generosity of Widnes residents, as well as students, parents and carers from our school. In the build up to Christmas, funds have been raised via a school and...
5 Jun 2019
