Willows Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Lichfield, Staffordshire
Willows Primary Academy is a primary school in Lichfield, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Willows Primary School, Off Weston Road, Anglesey Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, kind and caring.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and learning.”
- “Each morning, pupils and staff greet one another warmly.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
- “They sometimes struggle to talk about their learning in enough detail.”
- “Although achievement in those subjects is high, pupils do not consistently develop the same depth of knowledge in some wider curriculum subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 Staffordshire.
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chadsmead Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged
- Charnwood Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Chad's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Scotch Orchard Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Five Spires Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published