Priory Junior SchoolWillow Farm Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

Priory Junior School and Willow Farm Primary School are primary schools in Nottingham.

  • Priory Junior School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Willow Farm Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Willow Farm Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Priory Junior School was judged Good and Willow Farm Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 39.0% for Priory Junior School and 68.0% for Willow Farm Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Priory Junior School (49.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Willow Farm Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Priory Junior School versus Willow Farm Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamPriory Junior SchoolNottinghamWillow Farm Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking195th of 263 in Nottinghamshire 91st of 263 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll202 243
Capacity240 210
LocationNottingham, NG4 3LE Nottingham, NG4 4BN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard39.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census225 214
Free school meals (ever 6)31.6% 8.4%
English as an additional language7.1% 5.6%
SEN support13.8% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.0% 4.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Priory Junior School

Willow Farm Primary School

Full profiles: Priory Junior School · Willow Farm Primary School