Willow Primary School

Slough · SL2 5FF

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 454 pupils, 18.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Willow Primary School

General Information

Address: Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, SL2 5FF – View on map
Phone: 01753551854
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Amanda Court
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 42 families put it first for 60 places – 7 for every 10 places. 98% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 7 · 2025 6 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

454 pupils out of 500 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 74
% eligible for free school meals: 18.1%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Slough average)
English as an additional language: 72% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.3% a year (Slough 19.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% 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.

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 Slough: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (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 Slough, 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: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.1%
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: 18.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 55 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 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 Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected 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: 78% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Slough average (70%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 72% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 72%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 78%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 107
Based on: 59 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 schoolSlough averageEngland↗ Improving Up 14 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points above the Slough average (70%).

Year 6 SATs: 8th of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#6James Elliman Academy80%
#7Montem Academy79%
#8Willow Primary School78%
=9Holy Family Catholic Primary School77%
=9Lynch Hill School Primary Academy77%

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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

#1Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School90%
#2Khalsa Primary School86%
#3Western House Academy85%
=4Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School83%
=4The Godolphin Junior Academy83%
#6James Elliman Academy80%
#7Montem Academy79%
#8Willow Primary School78%
=9Holy Family Catholic Primary School77%
=9Lynch Hill School Primary Academy77%
=9Marish Primary School77%
#12Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School74%
=13Colnbrook Church of England Primary School73%
=13The Langley Heritage Primary73%
#15St Mary's Church of England Primary School71%
#16Castleview Primary School70%
=17Langley Hall Primary Academy68%
=17Wexham Court Primary School68%
#19Ryvers School64%
#20Claycots School63%
#21The Langley Academy Primary61%
#22Cippenham School59%
#23St Anthony's Catholic Primary School55%
#24Grove Academy50%
#25Priory School49%
#26St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School47%
#27Foxborough Primary School43%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,725 (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.

8th of 21 primary schools in Slough for spending per pupil

#6Castleview Primary School£7,183
#7Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,803
#8Willow Primary School£6,725
#9Claycots School£6,660
#10St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£6,474

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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

#1Marish Primary School£8,414
#2Langley Hall Primary Academy£8,344
#3Foxborough Primary School£8,088
#4Colnbrook Church of England Primary School£7,623
#5Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,571
#6Castleview Primary School£7,183
#7Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,803
#8Willow Primary School£6,725
#9Claycots School£6,660
#10St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£6,474
#11Ryvers School£6,417
#12St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,367
#13Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,317
#14Lynch Hill School Primary Academy£6,264
#15The Langley Heritage Primary£6,189
#16Montem Academy£6,077
#17The Langley Academy Primary£5,867
#18James Elliman Academy£5,832
#19Western House Academy£5,806
#20Cippenham School£5,614
#21Khalsa Primary School£5,164

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