The Willows Primary School is a primary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Greatbatch Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent

School Information

Address: Greatbatch Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JY
Website: www.willowsprimary.com
Telephone: 01782233280
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Thursfield
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123999

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 660
Number of Pupils: 684
Number of Boys: 306
Number of Girls: 378

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows Primary School
Greatbatch Avenue , Penkhull ST4 7JY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
North Street , ST4 7DG
4out of 4 856 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE (A) Primary School
Wheatly Avenue , Trent Vale ST4 6SB
3out of 4 1,159 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
Boothen Old Road , ST4 4EE
2out of 4 1,250 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harpfield Primary Academy
Palmers Green , Hartshill ST4 6AP
3out of 4 1,474 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thistley Hough Academy
Thistley Hough , Penkhull ST4 5JJ
3out of 4 677 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
London Road , Trent Vale ST4 5NT
4out of 4 1,991 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Academy
Fenton Manor , Fenton ST4 2RR
2out of 4 1,996 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Clayton Hall Academy
Clayton Lane , Clayton ST5 3DN
3out of 4 2,492 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road , ST5 2SJ
3out of 4 3,180 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
Leek Road , ST4 2RU
- not rated 1,360 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Stoke-on-Trent College
Cauldon Campus , Stoke Road ST4 2DG
- not rated 1,575 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excellence Girls Academy
CROWTHER STREET , SHELTON ST4 2ER
- not rated 1,555 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Regent College
77 Shelton New Road , ST4 7AA
- not rated 1,570 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Mount Pleasant , ST5 1DB
- not rated 1,753 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
PEAK EDUCATION - STOKE
60 SNOWHILL , SHELTON ST1 4LY
- not rated 1,778 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lyme Brook Independent School
90 King Street , Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 1JB
- not rated 1,948 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.