The Willows Primary School
Primary schoolThe Willows Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 407 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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, 60% of pupils at The Willows Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Ringway Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Manchester Enterprise AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. Attainment 8 of 33.0 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- Haveley Hey Community SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
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).