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EnglandNorth WestLancasterLA1 5PRWillow Lane Community Primary School
Primary

Willow Lane Community Primary School

Primary

Lancaster · Lancaster · LA1 5PR www.willow.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
205
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willow Lane Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
+3pp
65%54%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
7%
-10pp
17%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2546%7%79%21%71%18%54%11%89%64%105.0101.0103.015%205
2023/2443%17%52%22%65%26%61%26%83%65%101.0101.0104.015%191
2022/2352%10%69%17%62%21%72%17%79%76%103.0103.0106.0-1.10+0.40-0.4014%204
2018/1965%9%70%35%74%22%74%22%78%78%105.0105.0106.0+1.50-0.70+0.2021%181
2017/1843%10%57%23%67%10%57%23%77%57%100.0101.0102.0-3.90-1.50-1.8015%195
2016/1755%5%68%5%77%14%73%5%73%73%101.0102.0105.0-4.50-1.70-3.6012%191

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
2024/2520522.015%11%41%6%15%
2023/2419120.515%13%43%6%17%
2022/2320417.414%13%40%6%19%
2021/2219818.918%10%45%4%7%
2020/2119317.514%11%48%
2018/1918115.721%10%47%4%5%
2017/1819520.715%11%41%3%4%
2016/1719116.212%8%40%3%4%

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