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Willow Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Doncaster
  • DN4 7EZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,068 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 39%39%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 40%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM79% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%9/10 Top 20%+24.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM17% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9/10 Top 20%+49.2 pts
Reading score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1059/10 Top 20%+36.8 pts
Maths score109 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510/10 Top 10%+33 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 53% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 57% · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 71% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 70% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 71% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 79% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%79%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 7% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 10% · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 7% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 11% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 17% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 17% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 108 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 104 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 106 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 109 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.7%
59 of 61 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6159
2nd441
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

0.7 km from Bessacarr Bawtry Road · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 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 2026417
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.3%
First language not English22.2%
SEN support12.4%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils7.1%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.2%

99.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.8
Pupils per adult15.0
  • Classroom teachers 10.2
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 6

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 33.2 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,890
Spend per pupil£5,361
Staff spend per pupil£3,933
Reserve per pupil£215
  • +£90,000revenue reserve
  • +£221,000in-year balance

Grants £5,431 · self-generated £459 · premises £378 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,789,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it