Willow Farm Primary School

Gedling · NG4 4BN

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 243 pupils, 8.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Willow Farm Primary School

General Information

Address: Willow Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BN – View on map
Phone: 01159878501
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lindsey Jamson
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 49 families put it first for 44 places – 11 for every 10 places. 90% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 44 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 13 · 2025 16 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

243 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 19
% eligible for free school meals: 8.2%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Gedling average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.1% a year (Gedling 15.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 49% moved to another school, 51% 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

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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: 3.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.8%
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: 10.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

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

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Gedling average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 60% against an expected 71%)
3-year average (expected standard): 60%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 94% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 106
Based on: 31 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 schoolGedling averageEngland↗ Improving Up 12 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Gedling average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: 20th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=15St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School71%
#19Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School70%
#20Willow Farm Primary School68%
#21Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy67%
#22All Hallows CofE Primary School65%

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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

#1Abbey Gates Primary School90%
#2Ernehale Junior School86%
=3Haddon Primary and Nursery School79%
=3Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School79%
=3Newstead Primary and Nursery School79%
#6The Carlton Junior Academy78%
#7Arnold View Primary School77%
#8Parkdale Primary School76%
=9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School75%
=9Warren Primary Academy75%
#11The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold74%
=12Coppice Farm Primary School73%
=12Porchester Junior School73%
#14Robert Mellors Primary Academy72%
=15Killisick Junior School71%
=15Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School71%
=15Rivendell Flying High Academy71%
=15St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School71%
#19Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School70%
#20Willow Farm Primary School68%
#21Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy67%
#22All Hallows CofE Primary School65%
=23Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School63%
=23Westdale Junior School63%
#25Ravenshead CofE Primary School58%
#26Lambley Primary School56%
#27Arnbrook Primary School55%
#28The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy54%
#29Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School53%
=30Burton Joyce Primary School51%
=30Netherfield Primary School51%
#32Priory Junior School39%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,154 (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.

19th of 27 primary schools in Gedling for spending per pupil

#17Arnold View Primary School£6,184
#18The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,176
#19Willow Farm Primary School£6,154
#20All Hallows CofE Primary School£6,080
#21Lambley Primary School£6,033

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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

#1Newstead Primary and Nursery School£8,816
#2Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy£8,149
#3Arnbrook Primary School£8,025
#4Warren Primary Academy£7,692
#5Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School£7,283
#6Haddon Primary and Nursery School£7,016
#7Netherfield Primary School£6,936
#8Robert Mellors Primary Academy£6,894
#9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School£6,891
#10Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School£6,586
#11Coppice Farm Primary School£6,556
#12St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School£6,549
#13Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School£6,454
#14Rivendell Flying High Academy£6,319
#15Abbey Gates Primary School£6,309
#16Ravenshead CofE Primary School£6,195
#17Arnold View Primary School£6,184
#18The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,176
#19Willow Farm Primary School£6,154
#20All Hallows CofE Primary School£6,080
#21Lambley Primary School£6,033
#22Parkdale Primary School£5,757
#23Burton Joyce Primary School£5,728
#24Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School£5,539
#25The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold£5,514
#26Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School£1,711
#27Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy£1,560

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