Wargrave House School
Wargrave House School is a non-maintained special school in Newton-le-Willows for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 74 pupils and room for 90. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
449 Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8RS01925 224899wargravehouse.comMs Julliet Doherty head of educationAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 9 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (2)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | S5 Inspection | Good |
| 18 December 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
13 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – | 43.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | 60% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.08 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.76 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in St. Helens with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (74).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 74 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 61 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 11.8% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 9.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 13.5% | 8.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 26.0% | 32.8% | 29.8% | 37.0% | 51.0% | 32.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2019/20 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2019/20 leavers | 2016/17 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wargrave CofE Primary School | Church of England | 350 m | 424 | No overall grade 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 563 | Report card 2026 | 6 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 219 | Requires improvement 2022 | 31 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 173 | Requires improvement 2022 | 2 | Compare |
| The District CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 365 | Good 2021 | 34 | Compare |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 226 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| Hope Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,235 | No overall grade 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Willow Bank School | Council | 1.4 miles | 70 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wargrave House School a good school?
Wargrave House School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from June 2026 rated its teaching as as expected.
What is Wargrave House School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 9 June 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How good are Wargrave House 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 1.4, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Wargrave House School have?
74 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 82% full.
What is attendance like at Wargrave House School?
Pupils were in school 88.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 26% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Wargrave House School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 449 Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8RS
- Telephone
- 01925 224899
- Website
- www.wargravehouse.com
- Head of Education
- Ms Julliet Doherty
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward
- Newton-le-Willows East
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 December 2004 (new provision)
- URN
- 134888 · LAESTAB 3427009 · UKPRN 10015778
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.