Willowdown Primary School is a primary school located in Bridgwater. 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 26/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kings Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 4FU
Website: http://www.willowdownprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01278558758
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Ro O'Reilly
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140220

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 244
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to 1.4
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willowdown Primary School
Kings Drive , TA6 4FU
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Eastover Primary School
Wellington Road , TA6 5EX
3out of 4 1,840 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John and St Francis Church School
Westonzoyland Road , TA6 5BP
2out of 4 2,218 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Northgate Primary School
Northgate , TA6 3EU
- not rated 2,506 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Primary School
Bawdrip , TA7 8PY
3out of 4 2,937 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA
- not rated 2,196 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ
- not rated 1,575 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY
3out of 4 1,331 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.