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Willow Lane Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Lucy Naylor

location_onLancaster, LA1 5PR

language Visit Website phone 152465880

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Willow Lane Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Willow Lane Community Primary School is a community school in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #373 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,511 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 59%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths54% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 1.3

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 2.7

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 4.1

-0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-3.0 to 1.7

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 65%

Reading57% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths57% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA 0.1

-6.1 to -1.7

-1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-3.6 to 0.6

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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14 March 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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04 June 2009

Inspection Report

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13 June 2006

Inspection Report

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17 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-04-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-03-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	6	3.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	6	3.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	184	3	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils