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
- 342 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 31%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 66.7%
Other White 14.3%
Mixed 4.7%
Other 4.1%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 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 58%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Willowdown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 33
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 1 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 24 7 17 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 6 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 26 12 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 34 22 |
| Year 1 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 2 | 44 27 17 |
| Year 3 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 4 | 31 21 10 |
| Year 5 | 35 22 13 |
| Year 6 | 32 9 23 |