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
- 180 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 38.3%
African 18.3%
Other White 11.7%
Bangladeshi 8.3%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 6.7%
Other Asian 3.9%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.1
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 99
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 9
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 9
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 9
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 6 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
| Year 1 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 2 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 3 | 26 8 18 |
| Year 4 | 25 15 10 |
| Year 5 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 6 | 31 18 13 |