Willows Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Willows Academy is a primary school in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 20 November 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Queensway, Grimsby, DN37 9AT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North East Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “Willows Academy is a safe and caring environment for pupils.”
- “Positive and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils ensure that pupils are valued and supported.”
- “Pupils know adults in the school will listen if they are worried.”
To improve
- “The curriculum for early writing is less effective.”
- “However, they do not get sufficient opportunities to practise and embed this.”
- “As a result, some pupils in key stage 1 make many consistent errors with their letter formation, spelling, and simple sentence construction.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 68% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North East Lincolnshire.
- Great Coates Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly
- Wybers Wood Academy 0.5 mi Improved significantly
- Yarborough Academy 0.5 mi Good
- Grange Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Macaulay Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Western Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Littlecoates Primary Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Laceby Acres Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good