Willow Primary School
Primary schoolWillow Primary School is a primary school in Doncaster, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 417 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 79% of pupils at Willow Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Doncaster and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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 Wilfrid's Academy, DoncasterPupil referral and alternative provision. Improved significantly, June 2025770 m
- Bessacarr PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Hatchell Wood Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Hawthorn Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- The McAuley Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Doncaster
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).