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The Willows School and Early Years Centre
Primary · Mixed · Ages 0–7 · Community school
Fishermead Boulevard, Fishermead, Milton Keynes MK6 2LP · thewillowseyc.org.uk · 01908 528803
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 174
- 77% of 225 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- First language not English
- 43.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Willows School and Early Years Centre was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 14
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied