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The Willows School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Special academy
Stipularis Drive, Hayes UB4 9QB · thewillowsschoolacademytrust.co.uk · 020 8841 7176
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 26%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hillingdon 67%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 106
- 26 over 80 places · 133%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 60.4%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 26% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hillingdon it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼26% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼96 | 106 | ||
| ▼95 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Willows School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires 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 (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (100%) with SEND