Willowbrook Primary School
Rosen Crescent, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Branton
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 115041
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277214662
About this school
Willowbrook Primary School is a community primary school in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willowbrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 26 June 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 53% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 60% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| 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 Willowbrook 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willowbrook Primary School compares
Willowbrook Primary School ranked 226th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.9% | 24.9% | 208 | — |
| Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School | 72% | 5.2% | 13% | 200 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 7% | 205 | 0.2 miles |
| Long Ridings Primary School | 77% | 5% | 11% | 392 | 0.6 miles |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | 93% | 3% | 1.7% | 420 | 1.3 miles |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | 81% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 191 | 1.5 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)
- 24.88%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 12.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hutton
-
Long Ridings Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Mountnessing Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Brentwood
Other schools in Brentwood
Willowbrook Primary School ranks 14th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Brentwood.
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willowbrook Primary School teach?
- Willowbrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Willowbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willowbrook Primary School is Mrs Clare Branton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willowbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willowbrook 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 many pupils are at Willowbrook Primary School?
- Willowbrook Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willowbrook Primary School full?
- Willowbrook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Willowbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willowbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willowbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willowbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Willowbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willowbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Willowbrook Primary School ranked 226th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willowbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Willowbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willowbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willowbrook 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 30 June 2026.