Primary
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8XF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 68 of 72 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
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SATs results
0%
93.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 91 |
| Average reading score | 93 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 6% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 94.0 |
| 24/25 | 93.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 91.0 |
Willow Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8XF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wigan admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lindsay Glover
- Address
- Willow Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8XF
- Telephone
- 01942727717