Willow Primary School
Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, SL2 5FF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARISH ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Court
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Marish Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 139198
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753551854
About this school
Willow Primary School is a primary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 73% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 86% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Willow 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 | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Primary School compares
Willow Primary School ranked 8th of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.7% | 19.6% | 454 | — |
| Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School | 90% | 5.8% | 18.2% | 624 | 0.0 miles |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 5.1% | 17.6% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Khalsa Primary School | 86% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 529 | 0.4 miles |
| Wexham Court Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 21.9% | 636 | 0.6 miles |
| James Elliman Academy | 80% | 5.9% | 20% | 687 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.57%
- English as an additional language
- 69.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Khalsa Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Slough
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Wexham Court Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Slough
-
James Elliman Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Willow Primary School ranks 8th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Slough.
- Castleview Primary School Primary
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Farnham Common Infant School Primary
- Foxborough Primary School Primary
- Fulmer Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Primary
- James Elliman Academy Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lent Rise School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willow Primary School teach?
- Willow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Willow Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Willow Primary School is Miss Amanda Court, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow 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 Willow Primary School?
- Willow Primary School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Willow Primary School full?
- Willow Primary School has capacity for 500 pupils and 454 on roll (91%), 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 Willow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Willow Primary School?
- Willow Primary School is part of MARISH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willow Primary School'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 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willow Primary School rank locally?
- Willow Primary School ranked 8th of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willow Primary School's absence rate?
- Willow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow 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 15 July 2026.