Willand School
Gables Road, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Naomi Tottle
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 417
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 113114
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01884820367
About this school
Willand School is a community primary school in Cullompton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 408 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 57 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 65% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Willand 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willand School compares
Willand School ranked 155th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.3% | 15.4% | 408 | — |
| Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School | 50% | 2.8% | 7% | 123 | 2.1 miles |
| Halberton Primary School | 0% | 5% | 26.7% | 111 | 2.3 miles |
| Uffculme Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 16.8% | 252 | 2.4 miles |
| St Andrew's Primary School | 63% | 6.9% | 23.6% | 400 | 2.4 miles |
| Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 172 | 2.6 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)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 11.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Halberton Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Uffculme Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cullompton
-
St Andrew's Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cullompton
-
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Cullompton
Other schools in Cullompton
Willand School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cullompton.
- Clyst Hydon Primary School Primary
- Culmstock Primary School Primary
- Hemyock Primary School Primary
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School Primary
- Plymtree Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Primary School Primary
- Uffculme Primary School Primary
- Willowbank Primary School Primary
- Cullompton Community College Secondary
- Uffculme School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willand School teach?
- Willand School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cullompton.
- Who is the headteacher of Willand School?
- The headteacher of Willand School is Miss Naomi Tottle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willand School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willand 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 Willand School?
- Willand School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willand School full?
- Willand School has capacity for 417 pupils and 408 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Willand School a faith school?
- No. Willand School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willand School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willand School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Willand School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willand School rank locally?
- Willand School ranked 155th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willand School's absence rate?
- Willand School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willand School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willand 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.