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Newton-le-Willows Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lauren Chisnall

location_onNewton-le-Willows, WA12 9UF

language Visit Website phone 1744678390

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

631

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Newton-le-Willows Primary School is a Community school primary school in Newton-le-Willows, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Newton-le-Willows Primary School is a community school in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 602 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 52 primaries in St. Helens and #8,691 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.3

-4.4 to -1.7

-1.7

Write

LA 0.3

-3.0 to -0.4

-3.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 0.3

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 1.5

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 62%

Reading58% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths58% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to -0.1

1.2

Write

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 2.7

-2

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.4 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 September 2021

Inspection Report

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12 November 2020

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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20 March 2014

Inspection Report

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28 January 2014

Inspection Report

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27 June 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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30 January 2008

Inspection Report

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17 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 602 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	602	12	2.0%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	600	31	5.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	632	22	3.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	629	22	3.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	615	5	0.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	627	10	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	631	6	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	631	16	2.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	612	9	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	606	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	602	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	599	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	599	3	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	607	13	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	600	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	600	9	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	590	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	583	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	582	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	579	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	554	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	552	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	549	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	525	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	525	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	517	4	0.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 32 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils