Willowbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.233 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Willowbrook Primary School is a primary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Willowbrook 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 | 0.233 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 62.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire is 26%.
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.233 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 6% reaching the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 85 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Willowbrook is an improving school.”
- “Leaders in the school and in the trust are now addressing the root causes of these poor results.”
- “Pupils enjoy school because they feel safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “Outcomes for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have been low for some time.”
- “However, there is still more to do before all pupils are well prepared for the next stage in their education.”
- “However, some pupils do not have the depth of knowledge in these areas that leaders intend.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 38% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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 Wiltshire.
- Holbrook Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Newtown Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paxcroft Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Mead School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Studley Green Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published