The Willows Primary SchoolStoke Minster CofE Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

The Willows Primary School and Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy are primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Willows Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Willows Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
The Willows Primary School was judged the expected standard and Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for The Willows Primary School and 42.0% for Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Willows Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (34.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

The Willows Primary School versus Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Stoke-on-TrentThe Willows Primary School	Stoke-on-TrentStoke Minster CofE Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C68/100Stronger figure	D52/100
Local ranking	13th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent Stronger figure	46th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	689	343
Capacity	690	459
Location	Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JY	Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	73.0% Stronger figure	42.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	12.0% Stronger figure	2.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	102.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	690	390
Free school meals (ever 6)	24.1%	45.5%
English as an additional language	22.6%	64.9%
SEN support	13.3%	9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.9%	3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.1% Stronger figure	5.7%	6.2%
Persistent absence	7.8% Stronger figure	23.4%	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.