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
- 659 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.4%
White British 66.8%
Other White 14.1%
Mixed 6.5%
African 4.4%
Other Asian 3%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
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 56%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Willows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 75
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 39 21 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 33 13 20 |
| Reception, Full-time | 53 24 29 |
| Year 1 | 90 51 39 |
| Year 2 | 89 44 45 |
| Year 3 | 88 53 35 |
| Year 4 | 86 45 41 |
| Year 5 | 90 52 38 |
| Year 6 | 89 51 38 |