Wargrave House School
Ofsted: Expected
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Location
- Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8RS
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Willow Bank School
Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Ofsted: Expected
Independent
Phase
65
Capacity
8-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 4.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 11
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 55.0%
- Continued in education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 71
- Boys
- 61 (86%)
- Girls
- 10 (14%)
- Capacity
- 65 (109% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 70.4%
- EAL
- 1.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £29,598/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 29.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 64.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 97.2%
- White Irish: 1.4%
- White Other: 1.4%
97.2%
White British
1.4%
White Irish
1.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Winwick Road
Newton-le-Willows, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 104843
- UKPRN
- 10017821
- Establishment No.
- 7005
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