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The Willows Primary School

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

personMr Tom Robinson

corporate_fareBERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBasildon, SS14 2EX

language Visit Website phone 1268470880

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

684

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Willows Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Basildon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Willows Primary School is an academy converter in Basildon, Essex, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 651 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 387 primaries in Essex and #2,095 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.3 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

76%

LA 61%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.2

-3.3

Write

LA 0.0

-4.5 to -2.2

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA -0.5

1.1 to 4.0

2.3

Write

LA -0.2

1.0 to 3.6

3.3

Maths

LA -0.6

2.0 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 63%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA -0.3

2.9 to 5.9

3.7

Write

LA -0.2

2.2 to 5.2

6.2

Maths

LA -0.6

4.8 to 7.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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22 October 2020

Inspection Report

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12 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-12-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-21

None EIF

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(12 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 651 pupils. During this period, there were 22 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, 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)	651	22	3.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	650	21	3.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	657	9	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	659	5	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	662	15	2.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	690	8	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	684	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	678	2	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	669	2	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	654	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	656	7	1.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	634	7	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	632	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	628	9	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	627	8	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	632	24	3.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	633	10	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	628	22	3.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	637	6	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	617	8	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	610	5	0.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	605	9	1.5%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 29 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils