Community school · St. Helens

Newton-le-Willows Primary School

3–11Ages
563Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104775URN

Sanderling Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

131 applications for 56 places · 18th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
23 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

131 applications · 56 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.3; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.9

This school
St. Helens median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	131	2.3	47	0.84
Sep 2025	70	129	1.8	57	0.81
Sep 2024	67	115	1.7	65	0.97
Sep 2023	86	160	1.9	74	0.86
Sep 2022	89	174	2.0	81	0.91
Sep 2021	88	160	1.8	79	0.90
Sep 2020	90	172	1.9	65	0.72
Sep 2019	75	149	2.0	72	0.96
Sep 2018	86	156	1.8	72	0.84
Sep 2017	81	135	1.7	61	0.75
Sep 2016	69	135	2.0	60	0.87
Sep 2015	66	134	2.0	62	0.94
Sep 2014	75	175	2.3	68	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%36th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	8%	104	103
2023/24	56%	11%	103	102
2022/23	42%	9%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Newton-le-Willows Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
0.5 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
0.6 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

72%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The District CofE Primary School
0.9 km · St. Helens

Good2021

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wargrave CofE Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
2.8 km · St. Helens

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104775 · 342/2056
Capacity: 637 pupils · 563 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Sanderling Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UF
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources