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
- 418 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 22.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 61.2%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 7%
Pakistani 6.7%
Indian 5.3%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 2.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.4%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 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 71%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Willow Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 33 26 |
| Year 1 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 62 26 36 |
| Year 6 | 57 33 24 |