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Willow Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Gloucester · GL4 0JY

Ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

34%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)34%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
6.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
190

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

211 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
211
Boys / girls
112 / 99
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
211 / 240 (88%)
Free school meals
49.8%
FSM pupils
105
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
The Milestone School
Headteacher
Headteacher Annette Fidderman

Location

Address
Evenlode Road, Tuffley
Postcode
GL4 0JY
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
30 on roll / 30 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 211 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 49.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL4
20
Primary in GL4
13
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.96

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    • FSM22.5%

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    • Absence6.6%
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    • Absence5.0%
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    • Absence6.6%
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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Annette Fidderman
Telephone
01452526442
Website
Willow.sandmat.uk

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