The Willows Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. 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 03/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is 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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Tayfield Road, Manchester

School Information

Address: Tayfield Road, Manchester, M22 1BQ
Website: www.willows.manchester.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01614374444
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs S Spiteri
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139438

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 423
Number of Pupils: 463
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows Primary School
Tayfield Road , Woodhouse Park M22 1BQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Dunkery Road , Woodhouse Park M22 0NT 		3out of 4 494 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ringway Primary School
Rossett Avenue , Cornishway M22 0WW 		3out of 4 629 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Haveley Hey Community School
Nearbrook Road , Benchill M22 9NS 		3out of 4 1,178 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Calve Croft Road , Peel Hall M22 5EU 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Simonsway , M22 9RH 		3out of 4 763 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		2out of 4 1,446 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Kingsway School
Foxland Road , SK8 4QX 		3out of 4 3,132 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manchester Young Lives
The Addy Young People's Centre , Woodhouse Lane M22 9TF 		- not rated 1,010 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Piper Hill High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		4out of 4 1,508 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Crossacres Road , M22 5DR 		4out of 4 1,630 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North West Hospital School
100 Wilmslow Road , SK8 3DG 		- not rated 3,187 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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