Willow Primary Academy
Evenlode Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Annette Fidderman
- Sponsor
- The Milestone School
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 147726
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452526442
About this school
Willow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 29 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 34% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 45% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 48% | 30% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 48% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Primary Academy compares
Willow Primary Academy ranked 206th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 8.7% | 54% | 211 | — |
| Harewood Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Harewood Junior School | 81% | 4.4% | 23% | 356 | 0.6 miles |
| Grange Primary Academy | 34% | 6.3% | 37.7% | 215 | 0.7 miles |
| Waterwells Primary Academy | 59% | 5.7% | 31.2% | 335 | 0.9 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 22.4% | 444 | 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)
- 53.99%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.71%
- Persistent absence
- 27.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harewood Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Harewood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Grange Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary
-
Waterwells Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Willow Primary Academy ranks 52nd of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willow Primary Academy teach?
- Willow Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Willow Primary Academy is Headteacher Annette Fidderman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Primary Academy, 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 Academy?
- Willow Primary Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willow Primary Academy full?
- Willow Primary Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 211 on roll (88%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Willow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willow Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Willow Primary Academy?
- Willow Primary Academy is part of SAND ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Willow Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Willow Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Willow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 18% 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 Academy rank locally?
- Willow Primary Academy ranked 206th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Willow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.