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Willoughby Primary School

Rushcliffe, LE12 6SSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2021
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
6 1st-choice / 6 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Willoughby Primary School

Willoughby Primary School is a small state primary in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated it Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. That’s a solid result, but it’s worth noting the school’s previous inspection in 2006 gave it an Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a step down. Still, with only 44 pupils on a capacity of 56, this is a genuinely small school where every child is known. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 61 percent, and while Willoughby’s own KS2 data isn’t published in this dataset, the school’s Good Ofsted rating and low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (6.8 percent) suggest a stable, well-supported cohort. For context, only 14 of Nottinghamshire’s 286 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating, so Good is the norm rather than the exception here.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChurch Lane, Loughborough, Rushcliffe, LE12 6SS
HeadteacherJoanne Linnett
Local AuthorityNottinghamshire
Number of Pupils44
Free School Meals (FSM)6.8%
School Capacity44 / 56 (79% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Nov 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 Jan 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Forest SchoolSports HallDining HallICT SuiteSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

CricketRoundersFootballAthleticsTennisGymnasticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

CodingChessChoirGardeningEco ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Willoughby Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.