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The Willows Primary School

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy converter
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Essex
Address	Church Road, SS14 2EX
School Website	www.willows.essex.sch.uk
Telephone	1268470880
URN	143206

School Census

Total	684
Girls/Boys	310/374
Girls/Boys Ratio	45.3%/54.7%
% pupils where English not first language	16.4%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	165
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	5.0%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 08/12/2015 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
08/12/2015	Good
21/11/2013	Requires improvement

Inspection Date	08/12/2015
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	21/11/2013
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
04 February 2025	School inspection	View
22 October 2020	Monitoring visit	View
12 June 2019	Short inspection	View
06 October 2016	Academy conversion letter	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	65%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	3%
Reading	103
Maths	104
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	56
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	4
Reading	103
Maths	103
Reading Progress	-0.9
Writing Progress	-3.3
Maths Progress	-0.4

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	82%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	14%
Reading	106
Maths	107
Reading Progress	2.6
Writing Progress	2.3
Maths Progress	3.3

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	82%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	12%
Reading	107
Maths	108
Reading Progress	4.4
Writing Progress	3.7
Maths Progress	6.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	148
As First Preference	70
As second preference	40
As third preference	17

Total Offers Made	75
first preference offers	70
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	145
As First Preference	77
As second preference	33
As third preference	20

Total Offers Made	85
first preference offers	77
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.07%
Total Applications	155
As First Preference	91
As second preference	38
As third preference	17

Total Offers Made	90
first preference offers	85
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.09%
Total Applications	130
As First Preference	74
As second preference	29
As third preference	18

Total Offers Made	74
first preference offers	68
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.09%
Total Applications	146
As First Preference	75
As second preference	40
As third preference	17

Total Offers Made	75
first preference offers	69
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.07%
Total Applications	153
As First Preference	77
As second preference	40
As third preference	26

Total Offers Made	75
first preference offers	72
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	148
As First Preference	66
As second preference	48
As third preference	19

Total Offers Made	75
first preference offers	65
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	4

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	136
As First Preference	66
As second preference	32
As third preference	24

Total Offers Made	74
first preference offers	66
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	3

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	66.8%
any other white background ethnic origin	14.1%
african ethnic origin	4.4%
any other asian background ethnic origin	3%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	2.1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.7%
indian ethnic origin	1.7%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.5%
white and black african ethnic origin	1.2%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.2%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	0.9%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.6%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	69.3%
any other white background ethnic origin	13%
african ethnic origin	4.1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	2%
any other black background ethnic origin	2%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.9%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.8%
white and black african ethnic origin	1.6%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.3%
indian ethnic origin	1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	0.7%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.6%

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