The Willows Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. 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 30/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Downing Close, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Downing Close, Ipswich, IP2 9ER
Website: http://www.willowsprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01473683178
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Arch
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144216

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 363
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.1
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows Primary School
Downing Close , IP2 9ER 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HN 		4out of 4 762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Halifax Primary School
Prince of Wales Drive , IP2 8PY 		3out of 4 923 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gusford Community Primary School
Sheldrake Drive , IP2 9LQ 		2out of 4 1,017 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Oaks Primary School
Aster Road , IP2 0NR 		4out of 4 1,067 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chantry Academy
Mallard Way , IP2 9LR 		3out of 4 485 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL 		2out of 4 1,410 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
One Sixth Form College
Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU 		- not rated 1,884 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Suffolk New College
Rope Walk , IP4 1LT 		- not rated 3,056 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's College
Belstead Road , Birkfield IP2 9DR 		- not rated 433 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stone Lodge Academy
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HW 		3out of 4 626 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belstead House Adult Education Centre
Sprites Lane , Belstead IP8 3NA 		- not rated 1,867 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Sprites Lane , IP8 3ND 		1out of 4 1,877 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westbridge Academy
London Road , IP1 2HE 		3out of 4 2,515 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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