The Willows Primary School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West BerkshireLocal Authority

NewburyConstituency

RG14 7SJPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Willows Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in West Berkshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 337 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

337

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 337
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.