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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA12 9UFNewton-le-Willows Primary School
Primary

Newton-le-Willows Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · Newton-le-Willows · WA12 9UF http://www.newton.st-helens.sch.uk/

Pupils
602
cap. 637
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
602
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
602
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newton-le-Willows Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
+2pp
66%54%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
14%11%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
602
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Sanderling Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UF
Local authority
St. Helens
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%8%74%25%80%21%73%17%90%74%104.0103.0105.016%602
2023/2456%11%64%22%74%16%68%21%71%68%103.0102.0103.014%629
2022/2342%9%60%27%61%14%58%16%67%58%103.0101.0103.0-3.00-1.70-3.9013%631
2018/1966%14%72%24%83%24%82%25%83%76%104.0105.0106.0-1.20+0.20-0.6012%582
2017/1851%12%58%15%78%17%58%19%81%71%102.0101.0103.0-1.60+1.20-2.0014%552
2016/1752%7%57%18%80%20%65%15%80%78%101.0103.0107.0-3.30+1.50-1.2014%525

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2560220.216%6%26%5%15%
2023/2462918.014%6%24%6%18%
2022/2363120.613%5%26%6%16%
2021/2260619.811%5%26%7%24%
2020/2159921.413%4%23%
2018/1958219.512%2%26%4%8%
2017/1855219.314%2%32%5%8%
2016/1752519.014%2%36%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.