The Willows Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church Road
Basildon
Essex
SS14 2EX
Phone 01268470880
Reference Number 143206

General Makeup

Number of pupils 659
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.87%
Girls: 46.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 51 39 90
2 44 45 89
3 53 35 88
4 45 41 86
5 52 38 90
6 51 38 89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66.8%
White, Other 14.1%
African 4.4%
Asian, Other 3%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-05
Date Description Report
2025-02-04 School inspection School inspection
2020-10-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-06-12 Short inspection Short inspection
2016-10-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Willows Primary School
2015-12-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-11-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-11-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-11-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-06-26 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-02-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-09-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-03-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-01-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-09-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2003-06-09 Full inspection Full inspection
2015-12-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-11-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-11-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-11-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-06-26 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-02-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-09-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-03-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-01-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-09-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2003-06-09 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% 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 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 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 -0.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing -3.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 Unlock Unlock

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 40 3
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Whitmore Way, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2TP 		0.54 miles
Fairhouse Community Primary School
Long Riding, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1QP 		0.56 miles
Ghyllgrove Primary School
The Gore, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2BG 		0.65 miles
Cherry Tree Primary School
Church Road, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4AG 		0.91 miles
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
Kirby Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1RX 		1.01 miles
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
Clay Hill Road, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5DE 		1.05 miles
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
Elsenham Crescent, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UE 		1.17 miles
Noak Bridge Primary School
Coppice Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4JS 		1.23 miles
Bardfield Academy
Clay Hill Road, Vange, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4NL 		1.26 miles
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School
Wickhay, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5AF 		1.28 miles
St Anne Line Catholic Infant School
Wickhay, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5AF 		1.28 miles
Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery
Church Hill, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5SE 		1.47 miles
Lee Chapel Primary School
The Knares, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5RU 		1.53 miles
Felmore Primary School
Davenants, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1QX 		1.54 miles
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Academy
Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1PN 		1.56 miles
Maple Grove Primary School
High Road, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3AB 		1.58 miles
Janet Duke Primary School
Markhams Chase, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5LS 		1.58 miles
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
Winifred Road, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3JQ 		1.58 miles
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School
Ryedene, Off Clover Way, Vange, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4SY 		1.59 miles
Vange Primary School and Nursery
London Road, Vange, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4QA 		1.7 miles
Name Distance
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA 		0.22 miles
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA 		0.24 miles
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UX 		0.87 miles
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5BA 		1.21 miles
The Basildon Upper Academy
Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3HL 		1.61 miles
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX 		1.78 miles
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0PW 		2.25 miles
The Bromfords School
Grange Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0LZ 		2.36 miles
Glenwood School
Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4LW 		3.28 miles
Ortu Gable Hall School
Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 8JT 		3.33 miles
The Billericay School
School Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9LH 		3.49 miles
The Appleton School
Croft Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN 		3.66 miles
Ramsden Hall Academy
Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HN 		3.7 miles
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LY 		3.8 miles
St John's School
4.24 miles
Mayflower High School
Stock Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0RT 		4.45 miles
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NS 		4.55 miles
USP College
Runnymede Chase, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1TW 		4.92 miles
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