Willowdown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 140220
- Address
- Kings Drive, TA6 4FU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 307 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 30%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 70%
Other White 15%
Indian 4.2%
Other 3.6%
Mixed 2.3%
Gypsy/Roma 2%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage-2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 39%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Willowdown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 19 10 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 40 20 20 |
| Reception, Part-time | 4 4 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 21 21 |
| Year 1 | 39 24 15 |
| Year 2 | 37 19 18 |
| Year 3 | 31 21 10 |
| Year 4 | 32 24 8 |
| Year 5 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 6 | 31 15 16 |