The Oaks Primary SchoolThe Willows Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Oaks Primary School and The Willows Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.

  • The Oaks Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Willows Primary School scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Oaks Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Oaks Primary School was judged Outstanding and The Willows Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for The Oaks Primary School and 35.0% for The Willows Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Oaks Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Willows Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 35.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Oaks Primary School versus The Willows Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IpswichThe Oaks Primary SchoolIpswichThe Willows Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureF26/100
Local ranking32nd of 240 in Suffolk Stronger figure234th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll451 306
Capacity434 420
LocationIpswich, IP2 0NR Ipswich, IP2 9ER
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure35.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census451 306
Free school meals (ever 6)34.9% 55.2%
English as an additional language24.2% 22.9%
SEN support17.7% 21.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.1% Stronger figure22.0% 15.8%

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.

The Oaks Primary School

The Willows Primary School

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