# The Willows Primary School

The 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.

Primary school. Code E135213. [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 337
- Council: West Berkshire
- URN: 135213

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-evangelist-cofe-infant-and-nursery-school-e110093): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- [Newbury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbury-college-e130602): 940 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Highwood Copse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highwood-copse-primary-school-e141882): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023
- [St Nicolas C.E. Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-c-e-junior-school-e110013): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gabriel's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-school-e110128): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Bartholomew's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-school-e137465): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 57.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135213)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135213)

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