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 65%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
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 |