The Willows Primary School

About The Willows Primary School

The Willows Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly above the Essex local authority average for primary schools, with 65% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 62%. That three-percentage-point gap is modest but consistent, and it places the school 19th out of 39 primaries in Basildon, putting it in the top half of its immediate borough. Nationally, it ranks in the 44th percentile among primary schools, so it’s a solidly mid-table performer rather than an outlier. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2015, when overall effectiveness was rated Requires Improvement. Leadership and management, as well as early years provision, were both judged Good in that graded inspection, and the school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections.

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