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The Willows Primary School

Greatbatch Avenue, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JY

Local ranking13th of 69 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

690

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
92

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
690
Boys
353 (51%)
Girls
336 (49%)
Capacity
690 (100% full)
SEND
16.2%
FSM Eligible
24.1%
EAL
22.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
13.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
26.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,007/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 66.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 9.4%
  • Black African: 4.6%
  • White Other: 4.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.8%
  • Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%

66.7%

White British

9.4%

Asian Pakistani

4.6%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Greatbatch Avenue

Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands

Administrative

URN
123999
UKPRN
10077210
Establishment No.
2059

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