Willows Primary Academy
Willows Primary School, Off Weston Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE GENERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Leake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Future Generation Trust
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 151286
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543421830
About this school
Willows Primary Academy is a primary academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willows Primary Academy, 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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
How Willows Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 39% | 423 | — |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 47.5% | 114 | 0.2 miles |
| Chadsmead Primary Academy | 69% | 3.8% | 39.8% | 188 | 0.3 miles |
| Charnwood Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 44.4% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| St Chad's CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Scotch Orchard Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 24.9% | 194 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.96%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 12.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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Chadsmead Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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Charnwood Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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St Chad's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
Scotch Orchard Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lichfield
Other schools in Lichfield
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Five Spires Academy Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
- Greywood Primary Academy Primary
- Scotch Orchard Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willows Primary Academy teach?
- Willows Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Lichfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Willows Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Willows Primary Academy is Miss Emma Leake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willows Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willows 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 many pupils are at Willows Primary Academy?
- Willows Primary Academy has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Willows Primary Academy full?
- Willows Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), 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 Willows Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Willows Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Willows Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willows Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Willows Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Willows Primary Academy is part of FUTURE GENERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Willows Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Willows Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census.
- Does Willows Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Willows Primary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.