The Willows Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 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
- 690 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 4.3% |
| Other White | 4.3% |
| African | 4.5% |
| Pakistani | 9.3% |
| White British | 65.7% |
| Mixed | 3.7% |
| Other Asian | 2.8% |
| Other | 2.5% |
| Unclassified | 1.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.9% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
| Other Black | 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 73% |
| Local authority average | 59% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 12% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 107 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
The Willows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 52 37 |
| Year 1 | 90 44 46 |
| Year 2 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 3 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 4 | 90 51 39 |
| Year 5 | 90 38 52 |
| Year 6 | 92 41 51 |