Progress Arc Billinge School
Progress Arc Billinge School is an independent special school in Wigan for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 42 pupils and room for 110.
Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7TT01744 892551progress-arc.co.ukMs Susan Fletcher principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
12 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 43.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 3.76 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to St. Helens council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 40 | 42 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billinge Chapel End Primary School | Academy | 210 m | 205 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Catholic | 490 m | 177 | Good 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge | Church of England | 780 m | 165 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Carr Mill Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 302 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery School | Council | 1.5 miles | 208 | Outstanding 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.6 miles | 197 | No overall grade 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Learn 4 Life School | Independent | 1.8 miles | 16 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rectory CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 130 | Report card 2026 | 3 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Progress Arc Billinge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Progress Arc Billinge School yet.
How good are Progress Arc Billinge School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.6, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Progress Arc Billinge School have?
42 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 110 places, so it is 38% full.
Does Progress Arc Billinge School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7TT
- Telephone
- 01744 892551
- Website
- www.progress-arc.co.uk
- Principal
- Ms Susan Fletcher
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward
- Billinge & Seneley Green
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 February 1983
- URN
- 104839 · LAESTAB 3426004 · UKPRN 10016732
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.