Willow Grove Primary School

State-Funded School

willow-grove-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN4 8XFPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Willow Grove Primary School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 68 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 6%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 94
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

90%Boys

10%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 68
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Feb 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.