The Willows Primary School

State-Funded School

the-willows-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Basildon and BillericayConstituency

SS14 2EXPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Willows Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 651 pupils. The Willows Primary School is part of Berlesduna Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

651

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 651
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Berlesduna Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Jan 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.