The District CofE Primary School
Patterson Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9PZ
365 pupils · 77% of 475 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 October 2021, published 1 December 2021. 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 | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 46 | 74 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 32 | 67 | 32 |
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 Junior Academy 0.3 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Lyme Community Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Wargrave CofE Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.