Willowcroft Community School is a primary school located in Didcot. 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 25/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA
Website: http://www.willowcroft.org.uk
Telephone: 01235813304
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Jane Hemery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139770

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 466
Number of Pupils: 463
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 234

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX 		4out of 4 936 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road , OX11 8BA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
Cockcroft Road , OX11 8LJ 		3out of 4 704 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB 		2out of 4 989 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Tamar Way , OX11 7QH 		3out of 4 1,238 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
Main Road , East Hagbourne OX11 9LR 		3out of 4 1,344 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ 		3out of 4 114 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ 		4out of 4 1,065 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF 		- not rated 2,285 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ 		3out of 4 2,294 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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