The Willows Primary School
About the school
The Willows Primary School is an open primary school in West Berkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 66%
- West Berkshire
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- West Berkshire
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 81%
- West Berkshire
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 69%
- West Berkshire
- 67%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 85%
- West Berkshire
- 70%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 86%
- West Berkshire
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 37%
- West Berkshire
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 83%
- West Berkshire
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Berkshire
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Berkshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 108
- West Berkshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
383
Girls
45.95%
Boys
54.05%
SEN support
16.19%
Education, health and care plan
2.61%
English as an additional language
20.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.22%
Overall absence
5.74
Persistent absence
14.24