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EnglandWest MidlandsStoke-on-TrentST4 7JYThe Willows Primary School
Primary

The Willows Primary School

Primary

Stoke-on-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent · ST4 7JY www.willowsprimary.com

Pupils
690
cap. 690
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
690
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
690
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStoke-on-Trent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Willows Primary School · Primary · Stoke-on-Trent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+6pp
73%69%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
13%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
690
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Greatbatch Avenue, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JY
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
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
2024/2573%12%82%49%80%14%84%39%86%84%108.0107.0109.016%690
2023/2467%8%81%33%74%12%84%29%83%83%107.0107.0108.013%687
2022/2370%8%74%21%83%14%83%27%88%83%105.0106.0107.0-0.40+2.20+1.6012%687
2018/1965%5%76%22%78%14%80%15%88%83%104.0104.0106.0-0.10-0.60-0.2012%690
2017/1865%13%82%27%80%30%77%17%85%82%106.0104.0108.0+0.50+1.60+0.5016%660
2016/1770%10%75%30%90%20%82%32%87%75%106.0106.0106.0+1.90+2.20+1.9012%637

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
2024/2569026.316%23%24%4%8%
2023/2468726.313%22%21%5%11%
2022/2368726.012%23%21%6%15%
2021/2268126.212%21%21%7%18%
2020/2168425.910%20%18%
2018/1969025.412%21%16%4%7%
2017/1866026.816%22%17%4%9%
2016/1763725.712%19%16%3%6%

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