Willow Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Willow Primary Academy is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Evenlode Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0JY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Willow Primary Academy is a caring and inclusive school.”
- “However, as a result of a well-thought-out curriculum and high expectations, children get off to a flying start.”
- “Children learn the school values of ‘PRIDE’ as soon as they start in Reception.”
To improve
- “Older pupils say that, in the past, there were some incidents of bullying.”
- “However, in some subjects, the sequencing of what pupils need to know and understand is not as well thought out.”
- “For example, pupils’ writing in key stage 2 sometimes lacks fluency and accuracy because pupils do not draw on their previous learning to help them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2024 (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) | 18% | 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, 25 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2012 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Harewood Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harewood Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Grange Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Waterwells Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadowside Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Calton Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beech Green Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published