Willand School

Willand School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has made significant improvements since its last inspection, where it was graded as 'Requires Improvement', and now fosters a positive, inclusive, and supportive environment for all pupils. Notable strengths include the structured reading curriculum, strong community ties, and the high expectations set for pupil behaviour. However, the school needs to address some areas to ensure all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), receive the necessary support for their learning needs.

Strengths

• Strong focus on reading with a structured curriculum
• Positive relationships and high expectations for behaviour
• Inclusive and welcoming environment for pupils
• Commitment to providing high-quality education
• Range of leadership opportunities for pupils
• Supportive staff who care for students' well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Some misconceptions among pupils not addressed quickly enough
• Curriculum content in a few subjects is not yet precise
• Inconsistent expectations for written work and handwriting
• Provision for pupils with SEND not always reflecting their needs effectively

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Willand School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Willand School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Willand School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.8% of pupils at Willand School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Willand School received £5,984 and spent £6,188 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£168 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Willand School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Willand School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Willand School last inspected by Ofsted?

Willand School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Willand School have?

Willand School has 408 pupils on roll.

What age range does Willand School cover?

Willand School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Willand School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Willand School?

Willand School is at Gables Road, Willand, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2QL.