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EnglandEast of EnglandColchesterCO4 0DTWillow Brook Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Colchester · Colchester · CO4 0DT https://willowbrook-tkat.org/

Pupils
180
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
180
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
180
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
+7pp
50%44%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
180
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Barnardiston Road, Colchester, CO4 0DT
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2550%0%80%30%53%0%77%33%77%73%105.0105.0105.018%180
2023/2443%0%50%4%46%0%54%11%43%43%99.099.098.016%197
2022/2345%0%59%7%62%0%72%21%21%38%100.0102.098.0-3.10+0.90-0.2021%187
2018/1945%0%59%0%59%0%55%0%59%52%99.099.099.0-1.30-0.50-1.1020%211
2017/1837%3%47%7%57%13%47%10%70%60%97.097.099.0-5.70-0.80-4.70221
2016/1745%3%45%14%62%14%59%7%76%62%100.098.0101.0-1.50+1.70-2.4022%222

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
2024/2518015.618%38%38%8%22%
2023/2419717.616%32%41%10%27%
2022/2318721.121%26%40%10%31%
2021/2218116.123%23%44%10%39%
2020/2118618.422%20%39%
2018/1921121.120%22%40%6%14%
2017/1820.95%13%
2016/1722221.022%19%47%5%10%

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