The Willows Primary School

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Persistent absence at 26.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,462.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.2%

of income

Key indicators

Persistent absence at 26.0%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 December 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%
Expected standard (writing)81.0%
Expected standard (maths)82.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.76.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

651

Capacity

525 (124%)

Free school meals

27.6%

English additional lang.

19.5%

Ethnicity

White British 65.7%Asian 5.2%Black 7.0%Mixed 5.7%Other 0.8%

Age range: 311

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

26.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

24.6

Mean salary

£46,303

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

18.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 571 pupils