Willow Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 18 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
9.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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