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Willow Primary School

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

personMrs Gill Denham

corporate_fareMARISH ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSlough, SL2 5FF

language Visit Website phone 1753551854

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

470

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Willow Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Slough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Willow Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Slough, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of MARISH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #9 of 27 primaries in Slough and #1,181 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

78%

LA 65%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing81% LA 74%

Maths88% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 1.8

0.5

Write

LA 0.2

-1.1 to 2.1

3.1

Maths

LA 1.1

1.5 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading92% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA -0.1

3.1 to 6.6

3.6

Write

LA 0.6

1.9 to 5.2

4.6

Maths

LA 0.7

3.1 to 6.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%

Reading93% LA 72%

Writing86% LA 77%

Maths91% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-0.5 to 2.9

0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 2.5

3.4

Maths

LA 0.5

1.9 to 4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 May 2021

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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13 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 July 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-13

None Legacy

Requires improvement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 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 446 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	446	2	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	438	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	460	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	452	4	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	445	8	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	468	2	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	457	4	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	471	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	478	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	443	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	475	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	475	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	473	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	479	4	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	471	4	0.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	457	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	456	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	7	1.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	509	6	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	509	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	479	1	0.2%	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 43 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils