The Willows Primary School
Primary schoolThe Willows Primary School is a primary school in West Berkshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 337 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- 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
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at The Willows Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in West Berkshire and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade930 m
- Newbury CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 m
- Highwood Copse Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 20231.1 km
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Gabriel's SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
- St Bartholomew's SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 57.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Berkshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).