# Willowbank Primary School

Willowbank Primary School is a primary school in Mid Devon, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145763. [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 241
- Council: Mid Devon
- URN: 145763

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 56% of pupils at Willowbank Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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 Andrew's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-primary-school-e142183): 450 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cullompton Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cullompton-community-college-e151057): 520 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (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/145763)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145763)

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