The District CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From St Helens Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The District CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens for ages 2–11 (academy converter). St. Helens has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2025 entry.
The District CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 42.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 21% across the 8 nearest primary schools in St. Helens.
- For Reception 2025, every applicant was offered a place, as at 36 of the 52 other St. Helens primary schools with a published Reception 2025 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 46 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other St. Helens schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Patterson Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- St. Helens
- Pupils on roll
- 365 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in St. Helens.
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyme Community Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wargrave CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange Valley Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published