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Community special school · St. Helens

Willow Bank School

  • 8–16Ages
  • 70Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 104843URN

Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE · School website

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • 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

  1. 12 May 2026
    Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
  2. 27 April 2022
    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.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
104843 · 342/7005
Capacity
65 pupils · 70 on roll
Free school meals
70.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Local authority
St. Helens

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources