Wargrave House School, Newton-le-Willows
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wargrave House School excels at welcoming and supporting pupils who have experienced disrupted schooling, helping them rebuild trust and confidence. Staff create warm, respectful relationships that make pupils feel valued and safe, while providing personalised support tailored to each child's individual needs. The school offers a rich curriculum with outdoor learning, enrichment activities, and therapeutic approaches that help pupils thrive and achieve well from their starting points.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on communication and reading skills with well-chosen strategies like visual aids and verbal reinforcement
- Skilled staff trained in de-escalation techniques who create a settled, orderly environment where pupils feel safe
- Personalised therapeutic support and close work with professionals (occupational therapists, speech and language therapists) to help pupils overcome barriers to learning
- High-quality careers programme that prepares all pupils for appropriate progression to further education, employment or training
- Comprehensive personal development programme including enrichment activities, sports clubs, dance, and outdoor learning experiences
Areas for Improvement
- For a small number of older pupils, the curriculum is not as ambitious as it could be, which can limit progress
- Some staff occasionally intervene too quickly before pupils have time to think through responses, limiting independence and resilience
- Impact of pupil premium funding on disadvantaged pupils' attendance and behaviour is not monitored closely enough, making it harder to adjust strategies in a timely way
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, dance (Bollywood and Chinese dance), school pantomime, bowling, school council, pool table, outdoor activities (rock climbing, cycling), radio studio, school shop and cafe, visits to colleges, parks and museums, enterprise activities
Wargrave House School is a nurturing specialist school that supports pupils with autism and complex needs, many of whom have experienced disrupted education. The school creates a calm, inclusive environment where pupils develop positive relationships with staff and make secure progress from their individual starting points.
At a Glance
4.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
74 pupils
90 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Newton-le-Willows
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newton-le-Willows
Admissions Demand - St. Helens
Places available
2,109
Applications
1,879
Got 1st preference
96.9%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Secondary admissions across St. Helens (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.84306%
Overall absence
25.97403%
Persistent absence
77
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Wargrave House School
Wargrave CofE Primary School
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
The District CofE Primary School
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Lyme Community Primary School
Burtonwood Community Primary School
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Winwick CofE Primary School
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