Willowfield Academy
Special schoolWillowfield Academy is a special school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 7 to 16. It had 119 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 9 November 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, 10% of pupils at Willowfield Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Willowfield Academy was 10.1, against 43.2 in Nottingham and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 10.1 | 43.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 41.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 12.5% | 59.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 16 | – | – |
- Willowfield Academy 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.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Jubilee L.E.A.D. AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Bluecoat Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Glenbrook Spencer AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Melbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Silver Linings SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Nottingham
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).