Willow Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Unique reference
- 145935
- Address
- Alston Road, Bessacarr, DN4 7EZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 404 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 60.9%
Other White 7.9%
Mixed 7.9%
Pakistani 6.9%
Other 4.2%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 3.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.5%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Willow Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 57 30 27 |
| Year 1 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 2 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 5 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 6 | 58 33 25 |