Living in Newton-le-Willows with children
Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 24,651 people in 10,859 households; 29.5% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
7 schools: 6 state primary, 1 state secondaryNewton-le-Willows on the schools map →Every school in Newton-le-Willows, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (6)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Outstanding | Top 4% (2/53) in St. Helens | 0.572 miles (2025) |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | Requires improvement | Top 27% (14/53) in St. Helens | — |
| Lyme Community Primary School | Good | (27/53) in St. Helens | — |
| The District CofE Primary School | Good | (33/53) in St. Helens | — |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Ofsted report card | (36/53) in St. Helens | — |
| Wargrave CofE Primary School | Good | (39/53) in St. Helens | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy | Requires improvement | (5/8) in St. Helens | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (53 detached, 104 semi-detached, 97 terraced, 12 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Newton-le-Willows. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Newton-le-Willows →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 95% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 602 postcodes in WA12. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Newton-le-Willows.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, St. Helens
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: St. Helens.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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