The Willows School
Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9NT
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by The Willows School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Booth
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 106970
- Local authority
- Rotherham
About this school
The Willows School was a community special school in Rotherham. It taught children aged 7 to 19 and had 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Willows School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
| Reading progress | -8.20 |
| Writing progress | -7.60 |
| Maths progress | -8.20 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.3%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Willows School0.0 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
Abbeywood School2.5 miles
Special schools · Rotherham
-
Elements Academy2.5 miles
Free Schools · Sheffield
-
Hilltop School2.8 miles
Academies · Rotherham
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Newman School3.3 miles
Academies · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
- Abbey School Academies
- Abbeywood School Special schools
- Hilltop School Academies
- Kelford School Academies
- Newman School Academies
- Rotherham Aspire Local authority maintained schools
- ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE Other types
- The Willows School Academies
- Arnold Nursery School Nursery
- Rawmarsh Nursery School Nursery
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Willows School teach?
- The Willows School taught children aged 7 to 19. It was a special school in Rotherham.
- Has The Willows School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Willows School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Willows School?
- The Willows School had 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- What are The Willows School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Willows 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 11 September 2023.