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Willows Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Willows Primary School, Off Weston Road, Anglesey Road, Lichfield WS13 7NU · willows.staffs.sch.uk · 01543 421830
On the mapSearch near WS13 7NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 423
- 3 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124161)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Willows Primary Academy on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Positive
- 86%
- Replies
- 75
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 21 parents (28%) with SEND