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Primary

Willowdown Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA6 4FU http://www.willowdownprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
342
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
342
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
342
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Willowdown Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+8pp
71%55%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
342
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Kings Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 4FU
Local authority
Somerset
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%3%69%19%81%9%78%22%81%69%104.0104.0103.014%342
2023/2458%3%74%23%84%3%61%10%87%61%104.0102.0102.014%307
2022/2339%4%54%7%61%14%57%7%61%57%101.0101.0102.0-3.20-1.40-2.109%306
2018/1960%5%70%10%70%5%70%15%75%70%102.0103.0105.0-1.40-1.80-1.009%243
2017/1871%0%76%29%76%0%71%6%82%82%104.0101.0106.0+0.60-2.10-2.2011%224
2016/1744%13%56%19%63%13%50%13%63%50%99.097.0101.0-2.00-2.40-4.4011%204

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
2024/2534222.214%31%27%7%21%
2023/2430722.214%30%25%9%26%
2022/2330624.99%27%27%7%20%
2021/2227323.111%24%29%6%20%
2020/2124422.910%22%23%
2018/1924326.39%19%30%6%16%
2017/1822426.011%19%36%7%21%
2016/1720422.511%16%39%6%15%

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