Willow Farm Primary School
Willow Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EQUALS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Jamson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Equals Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 145371
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159878501
About this school
Willow Farm Primary School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willow Farm 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
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
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 56% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 75% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 84% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Willow Farm 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Farm Primary School compares
Willow Farm Primary School ranked 102nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.3% | 8.4% | 243 | — |
| All Hallows CofE Primary School | 65% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Priory Junior School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.6% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Phoenix Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 20% | 164 | 0.4 miles |
| Netherfield Primary School | 51% | 5.6% | 44.4% | 466 | 0.8 miles |
| Haddon Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 3.9% | 23.7% | 217 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 8 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.41%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 4.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Hallows CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Priory Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Phoenix Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Netherfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Haddon Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Willow Farm Primary School ranks 86th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willow Farm Primary School teach?
- Willow Farm Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willow Farm Primary School is Mrs Lindsey Jamson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willow Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Farm 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 Willow Farm Primary School?
- Willow Farm Primary School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Willow Farm Primary School full?
- Willow Farm Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 243 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 Willow Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willow Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willow Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Willow Farm Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Willow Farm Primary School is part of EQUALS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willow Farm Primary 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 68% 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 Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Willow Farm Primary School ranked 102nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Willow Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow Farm 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 2 July 2026.