The Willows SchoolBrookside Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Willows School and Brookside Primary School in Hayes.

  • The Willows School was judged exceptional and Brookside Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 26.0% for The Willows School and 60.0% for Brookside Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Willows School (7.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Brookside Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Willows School versus Brookside Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HayesThe Willows SchoolHayesBrookside Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored C55/100
Local rankingNot ranked44th of 64 in Hillingdon
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy special converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseNot reportedPrimary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll95 359
Capacity80 630
LocationHayes, UB4 9QB Hayes, UB4 9LW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard26.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score96.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score95.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census95 359
Free school meals (ever 6)61.0% 37.0%
English as an additional language11.6% 77.7%
SEN support0.0% 9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 7.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence36.4% 21.6% 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.

The Willows School

Brookside Primary School

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