Primary school

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CO4 0DT
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM50% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below
Maths score105 · East of England 1055/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 45% · 29 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 37% · 30 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 45% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 45% · 29 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 43% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 50% · 30 pupils · East of England 64%50%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 100 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 97 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 100 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 99 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 10610597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 98 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 97 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 99 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 99 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · East of England 10510597No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 96.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd70
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026186
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.5%
First language not English37.8%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)7.7%
Persistently absent pupils21.6%

Girls 46.7%Boys 53.3%

88.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4
  • Other support 6.6

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.4 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,530
Spend per pupil£7,584
Staff spend per pupil£6,137
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£166,000in-year balance

Grants £8,450 · self-generated £80 · premises £672 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (45 academies) · trust reserve £10,108,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it