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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG14 7SJThe Willows Primary School
Primary

The Willows Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Newbury · RG14 7SJ www.thewillowsprimary.org

Pupils
383
cap. 450
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
383
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
383
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Willows Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+3pp
66%55%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
12%
-3pp
15%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
383
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Pyle Hill, Newbury, RG14 7SJ
Local authority
West Berkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%12%81%37%69%19%85%32%83%86%107.0107.0108.019%383
2023/2463%15%64%25%76%25%78%31%75%81%105.0106.0108.023%393
2022/2363%15%73%29%73%17%83%25%86%81%106.0106.0109.0-0.10+0.40+0.6024%403
2018/1943%9%64%13%53%19%66%15%79%62%103.0104.0104.0-1.20-2.70-2.5015%408
2017/1849%5%66%15%68%32%63%17%73%71%102.0101.0104.0-2.00-1.70-3.0015%419
2016/1718%3%44%15%41%12%29%3%24%50%99.097.0101.0-2.60-3.30-4.5021%403

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538321.519%20%27%6%14%
2023/2439320.323%20%27%6%17%
2022/2340320.524%17%29%6%18%
2021/2240020.222%13%30%6%19%
2020/2140221.716%12%27%
2018/1940822.815%17%28%4%9%
2017/1841920.615%17%29%5%14%
2016/1740320.121%22%28%5%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.