Willows Primary School | School performance

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

381

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

17%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

381

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

17%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

21%

RWM higher · 2024/25

381

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

17%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Willows Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

82%

+2pp

86%81%76%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 82%

RWM higher standard

21%

+13pp

21%15%8%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

91%

Reading higher standard

59%

Writing expected standard

82%

Writing higher standard

21%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

64%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

68%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

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

2023/24

Pupils on roll

381

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.9

EAL

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Willows Primary School, Off Weston Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NU

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	82%	21%	91%	59%	82%	21%	91%	64%	86%	93%	110.0	111.0	112.0	—	—	—	—	432
2023/24	80%	8%	87%	37%	83%	12%	92%	53%	88%	92%	107.0	109.0	111.0	—	—	—	19%	381
2022/23	76%	12%	78%	34%	83%	14%	90%	39%	90%	88%	105.0	107.0	108.0	+1.50	+2.40	+5.00	17%	377
2018/19	86%	12%	88%	28%	89%	28%	95%	47%	91%	95%	106.0	108.0	111.0	+2.00	+2.40	+3.60	16%	409
2017/18	78%	10%	86%	22%	86%	33%	91%	29%	83%	90%	106.0	106.0	110.0	+0.90	+2.10	+1.20	14%	423
2016/17	75%	23%	79%	28%	89%	40%	94%	42%	89%	98%	106.0	108.0	111.0	+0.50	+2.70	+2.70	10%	424

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	381	16.9	19%	9%	40%	6%	17%
2022/23	377	17.2	17%	4%	41%	5%	13%
2021/22	386	16.6	17%	4%	40%	5%	11%
2020/21	388	18.3	19%	4%	38%	—	—
2018/19	409	19.0	16%	5%	34%	4%	9%
2017/18	423	18.6	14%	4%	32%	5%	11%
2016/17	424	19.8	10%	3%	31%	5%	10%