Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Sanderling Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UF
563 pupils · 88% of 637 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 47 | 131 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 70 | 57 | 129 | 70 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 67 | 65 | 115 | 67 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 86 | 74 | 160 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 81 | 174 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 88 | 79 | 160 | 88 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 65 | 172 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 75 | 72 | 149 | 75 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The District CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Wargrave CofE Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lyme Community Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.