The Willows Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 4 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 123999
- Address
- Greatbatch Avenue, Penkhull, ST4 7JY
- Website
- www.willowsprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 687 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 67%
Pakistani 9.8%
African 4.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 3.8%
Other Asian 3.5%
Indian 3.2%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsAbove average1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Willows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 55 34 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 90 44 46 |
| Year 1 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 2 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 3 | 91 51 40 |
| Year 4 | 90 37 53 |
| Year 5 | 91 40 51 |
| Year 6 | 90 43 47 |