St. Helens
Willow Bank School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -2.01
- Progress 8
- [-3.14, -0.87]
- Confidence interval
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (7 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 7 | 9.4 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 11 | 4.8 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 9 | 7.6 | -2.01 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 11 | 7.5 | -2.28 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 6 | 14.0 | -2.25 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in St. Helens for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 104843 |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 8-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Nicola Laughton |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | WA12 8DE |
| Pupils | 71 |
| FSM eligible | 64.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8DE
http://www.willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk1744678745| DfE number | 7005 |
| UKPRN | 10017821 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |