Willows Primary School
Victoria Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Rachel Ross
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 106294
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619807685
About this school
Willows Primary School is a community primary school in Altrincham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 92% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Willows Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willows Primary School compares
Willows Primary School ranked 14th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 375 | — |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 584 | 0.4 miles |
| Cloverlea Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 89% | 2.9% | 3% | 632 | 0.7 miles |
| Heyes Lane Primary School | 78% | 4% | 18.6% | 577 | 0.7 miles |
| Navigation Primary School | 72% | 3.5% | 9.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.19%
- English as an additional language
- 19.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.8%
- Persistent absence
- 2.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Hugh's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Altrincham
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Cloverlea Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Altrincham
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Altrincham
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Heyes Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Navigation Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Altrincham
Other schools in Altrincham
Willows Primary School ranks 5th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Altrincham.
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Bollin Primary School Primary
- Bowdon CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadheath Primary School Primary
- Broomwood Primary School Primary
- Cloverlea Primary School Primary
- Elmridge Primary School Primary
- Heyes Lane Primary School Primary
- Little Bollington CofE Primary School Primary
- Navigation Primary School Primary
- Oldfield Brow Primary School Primary
- Park Road Academy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willows Primary School teach?
- Willows Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Altrincham.
- Who is the headteacher of Willows Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willows Primary School is Headteacher Rachel Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willows Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willows Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Willows Primary School?
- Willows Primary School has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Willows Primary School full?
- Willows Primary School has capacity for 400 pupils and 375 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Willows Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willows Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willows Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willows Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Willows Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willows Primary School rank locally?
- Willows Primary School ranked 14th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willows Primary School's absence rate?
- Willows Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willows Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willows Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.