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Progress Arc Billinge School

Other independent special school · Wigan · WN5 7TT

Ages 7–19 · 42 pupils · St. Helens

Attainment 8

0.9

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 80.9
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill38%

42 pupils · 110 places

Pupils on roll
42
Boys / girls
28 / 14
School capacity
110
Capacity fill
42 / 110 (38%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 7–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Ms Susan Fletcher

Location

Address
Carr Mill Road, Billinge
Postcode
WN5 7TT
Town
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 7–19, in Wigan, St. Helens, 42 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, special school.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN5
19
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Nr Wigan · WN5 7QJ · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS297%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM6.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Carr Mill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · WA11 7PQ · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Garswood Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Wigan · WN4 0SF · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Other independent special school

    Skelmersdale · WN4 0QD · St. Helens

    Ages 11–16

    1.8 miles away

  • Rectory CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Wigan · WN4 0QF · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM41.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Susan Fletcher
Telephone
01744892551

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