Willow Brook Primary School

Rushcliffe · NG12 5BB

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 191 pupils, 1.6% FSM

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Willow Brook Primary School

General Information

Address: Willow Brook, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5BB – View on map
Phone: 01159149889
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Louise Ballard
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

191 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 3
% eligible for free school meals: 1.6%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Rushcliffe average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.7% a year (Rushcliffe 12.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 74% moved to another school, 26% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 2.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 1.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points below the Rushcliffe average (73%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 58% against an expected 72%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 56% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 101
Based on: 27 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRushcliffe averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points below the Rushcliffe average (73%).

Year 6 SATs: 31st of 33 junior and primary schools in the area

#29Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School63%
#30Keyworth Primary and Nursery School60%
#31Willow Brook Primary School52%
#32Gotham Primary School48%
#33Costock CofE Primary School36%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Bunny CofE Primary School100%
#2Lady Bay Primary School84%
=3Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy83%
=3Brookside Primary School83%
=3Edwalton Primary School83%
=3Pierrepont Gamston Primary School83%
=7Abbey Road Primary School80%
=7West Bridgford Junior School80%
#9Jesse Gray Primary School79%
#10Cotgrave Candleby Lane School77%
=11Langar CofE Primary School75%
=11Sutton Bonington Primary School75%
=13Carnarvon Primary School74%
=13Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School74%
=13St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School74%
=16East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy73%
=16Millside Spencer Academy73%
=18Bingham Primary School71%
=18St Peter's CofE Junior School71%
=20Cropwell Bishop Primary School69%
=20Flintham Primary School69%
#22Rosecliffe Spencer Academy68%
=23Cotgrave Church of England Primary School67%
=23Crossdale Primary School67%
=23Greythorn Primary School67%
=26Heymann Primary and Nursery School66%
=26Tollerton Primary School66%
#28Robert Miles Junior School65%
#29Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School63%
#30Keyworth Primary and Nursery School60%
#31Willow Brook Primary School52%
#32Gotham Primary School48%
#33Costock CofE Primary School36%

View full Ofsted inspection report

22nd of 23 primary schools in Rushcliffe for Ofsted rating

#20St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21Tollerton Primary SchoolGood
#22Willow Brook Primary SchoolGood
#23Normanton-On-Soar Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyOutstanding
#2Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbey Road Primary SchoolGood
#4Bunny CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Carnarvon Primary SchoolGood
#6Cropwell Bishop Primary SchoolGood
#7Crossdale Primary SchoolGood
#8East Bridgford St Peters Church of England AcademyGood
#9Edwalton Primary SchoolGood
#10Flintham Primary SchoolGood
#11Greythorn Primary SchoolGood
#12Keyworth Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Kinoulton Primary SchoolGood
#14Lady Bay Primary SchoolGood
#15Langar CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#17Orston Primary SchoolGood
#18Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolGood
#19Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyGood
#20St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21Tollerton Primary SchoolGood
#22Willow Brook Primary SchoolGood
#23Normanton-On-Soar Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,841 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

27th of 32 primary schools in Rushcliffe for spending per pupil

#25East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy£5,905
#26Abbey Road Primary School£5,898
#27Willow Brook Primary School£5,841
#28Cotgrave Candleby Lane School£5,787
#29St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School£5,748

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Edwalton Primary School£11,604
#2Willoughby Primary School£10,903
#3Flintham Primary School£8,767
#4Langar CofE Primary School£7,920
#5Bingham Primary School£7,813
#6Keyworth Primary and Nursery School£7,569
#7Costock CofE Primary School£7,554
#8Gotham Primary School£7,551
#9Bunny CofE Primary School£7,162
#10Cotgrave Church of England Primary School£7,123
#11Sutton Bonington Primary School£6,667
#12Normanton-On-Soar Primary School£6,586
#13Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School£6,455
#14Millside Spencer Academy£6,427
#15Jesse Gray Primary School£6,404
#16Cropwell Bishop Primary School£6,333
#17Pierrepont Gamston Primary School£6,324
#18Carnarvon Primary School£6,292
#19Crossdale Primary School£6,279
#20Lady Bay Primary School£6,130
#21Greythorn Primary School£6,111
#22Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy£6,030
#23Heymann Primary and Nursery School£6,019
#24Tollerton Primary School£6,015
#25East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy£5,905
#26Abbey Road Primary School£5,898
#27Willow Brook Primary School£5,841
#28Cotgrave Candleby Lane School£5,787
#29St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School£5,748
#30Brookside Primary School£5,438
#31Rosecliffe Spencer Academy£5,151
#32Kinoulton Primary School£464

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