The Willows Primary School

Downing Close, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9ER

Requires Improvement

Inspected 13 February 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

35%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

306

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 306 / 420 (73%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 13 February 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

55.2%

Disadvantaged

22.9%

EAL

3.6%

SEN support

21.2%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

35%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

100

Avg reading score

100

Avg maths score

Attendance

7.0%

Overall absence

22.0%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

14.68

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.3 vs 2023/24

20.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -3.0 vs 2023/24

15.22

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

£43,160

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 10% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,297 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

12% rate

↑ +2 vs 2023/24

2.87

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,703

Spend per pupil

£8,696

Income per pupil

52%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.