Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 29 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
141195
Address
Barnardiston Road, CO4 0DT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
197 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
31.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.1%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.7%
African 15.2%
Other White 11.7%
Mixed 8%
Bangladeshi 7.6%
Indian 5.1%
Caribbean 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.1
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
22
9
13
Year 1
27
11
16
Year 2
27
9
18
Year 3
28
18
10
Year 4
21
9
12
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
29
12
17
Year 2023-2024

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