The Willows Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Pyle Hill
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 7SJ
Phone 0163542155
Reference Number 135213

General Makeup

Number of pupils 393
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.45%
Girls: 45.55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 31 58
2 22 7 29
3 31 26 57
4 29 16 45
5 33 24 57
6 29 30 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.8%
Indian 8.7%
White, Other 6.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
African 1.5%
Chinese 1.3%
White & Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-27
Date Description Report
2021-12-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-03-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-05-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-02-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-09-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-03-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-11-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-07-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-03-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-10-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-06-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 17 4
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Old Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7DE
0.58 miles
Highwood Copse Primary School
Highwood Copse Way, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9BS
0.7 miles
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7LU
0.76 miles
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
Victoria Park, Newbury, RG14 1EH
1.18 miles
John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6ES
1.23 miles
John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
Garford Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6EX
1.24 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newport Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2AW
1.26 miles
Speenhamland School
Pelican Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1NU
1.42 miles
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
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1.45 miles
Falkland Primary School
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1.48 miles
The Winchcombe School
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1.53 miles
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
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1.69 miles
Parsons Down Junior School
Herons Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3SR
1.87 miles
Horris Hill School
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1.89 miles
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JG
1.91 miles
Parsons Down Infant School
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1.94 miles
Whitelands Park Primary School
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2.55 miles
Spurcroft Primary School
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2.62 miles
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
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2.69 miles
Enborne C.E. Primary School
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2.82 miles
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Newbury College
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Trinity School
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1.72 miles
The Castle School
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The Clere School
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Kennet School
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2.94 miles
St Michael's School
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3.14 miles
Mary Hare School
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3.43 miles
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