The Willows Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 14 2024 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 144216
- Address
- Downing Close, IP2 9ER
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 357 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 58.3%
Mixed 16%
Other White 8.7%
African 4.5%
Other 3.9%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other Black 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Caribbean 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.3
WritingWell below average-5.3
MathsWell below average-4.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 97
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
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 43 23 20 |
| Year 1 | 49 22 27 |
| Year 2 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 3 | 56 22 34 |
| Year 4 | 50 25 25 |
| Year 5 | 58 36 22 |
| Year 6 | 46 26 20 |