Willow Primary Academy

State-Funded School

willow-primary-academy-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

GloucesterConstituency

GL4 0JYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Willow Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 211 pupils. Willow Primary Academy is part of SAND ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 34%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

15%

Unclassified

Pupils

211

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 211
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SAND ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Jun 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.