The Willows Primary School

State-Funded School

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

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP2 9ERPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 259 pupils. The Willows Primary School is part of Orwell Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 28%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

259

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: 259
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Orwell Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
11 Dec 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
25 Feb 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.