Willow Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Slough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.794 miles
Published by Slough Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Willow Primary School is a primary school in Slough for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Slough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Willow Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.794 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.794 miles away, the 9th longest of 27 Slough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers: 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 26 Slough primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 41 went to first-choice families, with 1 first-choice family (2%) not offered a place, and 19 went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Slough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, SL2 5FF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Slough
- Pupils on roll
- 454 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Willow Primary School enjoy being part of a welcoming, inclusive community where they feel known, valued and cared for.”
- “The school's strong links with the local community and its clear commitment to being a 'school without walls' help pupils develop a genuine sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils celebrate difference, show respect for one another and are encouraged to be confident and aspirational.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, this is not always reflected in the work they produce and their responses.”
- “However, persistent absence has consistently been too high.”
- “Leaders recognise that, while the curriculum is well designed and taught, lesson activities could be refined further to provide additional opportunities for pupils to apply and build on prior learning, particularly in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Slough.
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- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Khalsa Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Wexham Court Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- James Elliman Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ryvers School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Godolphin Junior Academy 1.3 mi Improved significantly