Primary school

Willowbank Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX15 1EZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,528 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2016/17: top 97%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 58%58% · 2022/232023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · South West 62%3/10 Below+24 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · South West 6%7/10 Above+62.4 pts
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below+32.4 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West+12.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 34 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 29% · 34 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 47% · 34 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 47% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 58% · 43 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 41% · 41 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 56% · 34 pupils · South West 62%58%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 34 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 3% · 34 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 34 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 12% · 43 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 41 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 9% · 34 pupils · South West 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 100 · 34 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 34 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 100 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 43 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 41 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 34 pupils · South West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 34 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 34 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 99 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 43 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 41 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 34 pupils · South West 10410499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd221
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2023Good

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 2026241
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.4%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support19.4%
EHC plan5.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.1%

Girls 53.9%Boys 46.1%

57.9% full · 416 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.4
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.7
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 20.6 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,291
Spend per pupil£6,146
Staff spend per pupil£4,320
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£36,000in-year balance

Grants £6,117 · self-generated £174 · premises £405 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST (29 academies) · trust reserve £1,337,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it