Newton-le-Willows Primary School, Newton-le-Willows

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Newton-le-Willows Primary School on 7 areas: 1 expected standard and 6 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' work has improved pupils' attendance."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement is uneven across subjects."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of the curriculum and teaching is uneven across different subjects."

Early years - Needs attention. "The quality of provision in the early years is uneven."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders are developing inclusive practices, but some systems remain inconsistent."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders do not have a clear enough view of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "The personal development offer is not yet as broad or complete as it should be."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should complete their work on the curriculum and ensure that staff receive effective support to teach and assess pupils' progress effectively across all subjects. This includes adapting the curriculum effectively for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • Leaders should ensure that staff in early years and key stage 1 are supported effectively to teach reading, spelling, handwriting and number facts so that pupils develop their accuracy and fluency. • Leaders should strengthen their systems so they can better identify the underlying cause of any weakness and take swift and precise action to improve it. • Leaders should extend the personal development and wellbeing offer to include enrichment activities that develop pupils' skills and talents and strengthen pupils' understanding of cultural diversity. • Leaders should ensure that the attendance of pupils with SEND and those eligible for free school meals continues to improve, so that these pupils access teaching regularly and make sustained progress".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Newton-le-Willows Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Newton-le-Willows Primary School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Newton-le-Willows Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy (0.3 miles); St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy (0.4 miles, 81% reading, 81% maths); St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 91% maths); and The District CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, 77% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Newton-le-Willows Primary School.

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newton-le-Willows Primary School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Earlestown Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Acorn St (adjacent), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Newton-le-Willows Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Newton-le-Willows Primary School issued 45 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.