The Willows Primary School is a primary school located in Basildon. 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 09/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Basildon, SS14 2EX
Website: www.thewillowsprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01268470880
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Courtney Freese
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143206

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 525
Number of Pupils: 632
Number of Boys: 342
Number of Girls: 290

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 1 to 3.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 2 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows Primary School
Church Road , SS14 2EX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Whitmore Way , SS14 2TP 		3out of 4 943 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Fairhouse Community Primary School
Long Riding , SS14 1QP 		3out of 4 983 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ghyllgrove Primary School
The Gore , SS14 2BG 		3out of 4 1,141 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Primary School
Church Road , SS16 4AG 		3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		3out of 4 419 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA 		3out of 4 2,132 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Basildon Upper Academy
Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL 		3out of 4 2,825 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road , SS15 5NX 		3out of 4 3,138 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		4out of 4 394 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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