Willow Bank SchoolWargrave House School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newton-le-Willows.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Willow Bank School and Wargrave House School in Newton-le-Willows.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Willow Bank School was judged the expected standard and Wargrave House School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 4.5 for Willow Bank School and 1.4 for Wargrave House School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Willow Bank School (14.0 in 2021-22, 4.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton-le-WillowsWillow Bank School | Newton-le-WillowsWargrave House School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community special school | Non-maintained special school | |
| Age range | 8-16 | 4-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 71 | 76 | |
| Capacity | 65 | 90 | |
| Location | Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE | Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8RS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.5 Stronger figure | 1.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.27 Stronger figure | 0.08 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 11 | 13 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 90.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 92.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 71 | 76 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 70.4% | 32.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 29.2% | 11.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 64.4% | 26.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Willow Bank School
Wargrave House School
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