Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery
The Broadway, Loughton, IG10 3SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Teresa Phillips
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 486
- URN
- 115309
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085087287
About this school
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery is a foundation primary school in Loughton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 486 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 2023, 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 | 56 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 70% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 70% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery 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 | 64% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 486 |
| 2023/24 | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 487 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery compares
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery ranked 98th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5% | 33.9% | 486 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 23.2% | 268 | 0.3 miles |
| Hereward Primary School | 90% | 4.5% | 14.4% | 445 | 0.7 miles |
| The Alderton Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 22.3% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| The Alderton Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.3% | 19.3% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Staples Road Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 626 | 1.3 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)
- 33.89%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Hereward Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
The Alderton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
The Alderton Infant School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Loughton
-
Staples Road Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Loughton
Other schools in Loughton
Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Loughton.
- Hereward Primary School Primary
- High Beech CofE Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- Staples Road Primary School Primary
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primary
- The Alderton Junior School Primary
- White Bridge Primary School Primary
- Davenant Foundation School Secondary
- Debden Park High School Secondary
- Roding Valley High School Secondary
- Oak View School Academies
- Woodcroft School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughton.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery is Miss Teresa Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery, 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 Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery?
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery has 486 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery full?
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 486 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery ranked 98th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery'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.