The Willows Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2019 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
- 143206
- Address
- Church Road, SS14 2EX
- Website
- www.willows.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 651 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 65.7%
Other White 15.4%
Mixed 5.7%
African 5.2%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingWell below average-3.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Willows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 69
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 35 18 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 84 46 38 |
| Year 1 | 90 38 52 |
| Year 2 | 90 51 39 |
| Year 3 | 88 42 46 |
| Year 4 | 91 52 39 |
| Year 5 | 85 43 42 |
| Year 6 | 88 49 39 |