# The Willows School

The Willows School is a special school in Hillingdon, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 106 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E137652. [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 106
- Council: Hillingdon
- URN: 137652

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 26% of pupils at The Willows School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Hillingdon and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hillingdon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95 | 106 | 105 |

The Willows School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.

- [Grand Union Village School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grand-union-village-school-e152151): 470 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e139117): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Viking Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/viking-primary-school-e101908): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Durdans Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durdans-park-primary-school-e101896): 880 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barnhill Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnhill-community-high-school-e137844): 880 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Yeading Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yeading-junior-school-e102403): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/137652)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137652)

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