Willow Grove Primary School
Special schoolWillow Grove Primary School is a special school in Wigan, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 68 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Willow Grove Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91 | 105 | 105 |
- Willow Grove Primary School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Nicol Mere SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Cansfield High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 km
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- R L Hughes Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).