The Willows Primary School is a primary school located in Newbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pyle Hill, Newbury

School Information

Address: Pyle Hill, Newbury, RG14 7SJ
Website: www.thewillowsprimary.org
Telephone: 0163542155
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Joanna MacArthur
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135213

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 402
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
Victoria Park , Parkway RG14 1EH 		4out of 4 2,074 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows Primary School
Pyle Hill , RG14 7SJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Evangelist C.E. Nursery and Infant Sch
Old Newton Road , RG14 7DE 		3out of 4 1,014 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Highwood Copse Primary School
Monks Lane , RG14 7RH 		- not rated 1,227 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road , RG14 7LU 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent , RG14 6ES 		3out of 4 2,154 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road , RG14 6JP 		3out of 4 1,456 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park House School
Andover Road , RG14 6NQ 		3out of 4 2,318 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Love Lane , Shaw RG14 2DU 		3out of 4 3,015 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbury College
Monks Lane , RG14 7TD 		- not rated 1,031 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Icollege Alternative Provision
88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT 		3out of 4 1,071 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's School
St Gabriel's , Sandleford Priory RG20 9BD 		- not rated 1,391 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Engaging Potential
Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR 		- not rated 2,469 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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