The Willows Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Willows Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Manchester, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 407 pupils. The Willows Primary School is part of Children of Success Schools Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 102
- Maths score
- 100
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 407
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Children of Success Schools Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good | Good |
| 14 Dec 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.
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