Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WILLOWCROFT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Doy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 482
- Pupils on roll
- 481
- URN
- 139770
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235813304
About this school
Willowcroft Community School is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 481 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willowcroft Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 6 March 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 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 77% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 90% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Willowcroft Community 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 492 |
| 2023/24 | 499 |
| 2024/25 | 488 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willowcroft Community School compares
Willowcroft Community School ranked 81st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | — |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4% | 12.7% | 343 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 32.6% | 318 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Hagbourne Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 205 | 0.8 miles |
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 423 | 0.9 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)
- 24.57%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 14.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northbourne Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Ladygrove Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
Willowcroft Community School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Didcot.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary
- South Moreton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willowcroft Community School teach?
- Willowcroft Community School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Willowcroft Community School?
- The headteacher of Willowcroft Community School is Miss Amanda Doy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willowcroft Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willowcroft Community 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 Willowcroft Community School?
- Willowcroft Community School has 481 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Willowcroft Community School full?
- Willowcroft Community School has capacity for 482 pupils and 481 on roll (100%), 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 Willowcroft Community School a faith school?
- No. Willowcroft Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willowcroft Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willowcroft Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Willowcroft Community School part of an academy trust?
- Willowcroft Community School is part of WILLOWCROFT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willowcroft Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willowcroft Community School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Willowcroft Community School ranked 81st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willowcroft Community School's absence rate?
- Willowcroft Community School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willowcroft Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willowcroft Community 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 1 July 2026.