Academy sponsor led · Slough

Willow Primary School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139198URN

Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, SL2 5FF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Slough median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Slough

167 applications for 60 places · 1st of 26 in Slough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Slough 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 8 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Slough median (1.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

167 applications · 60 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.8; Slough median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Slough median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Slough median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Slough median median 1.9
2022 3.0; Slough median median 1.8
2021 3.4; Slough median median 2.0
2020 2.9; Slough median median 1.9
2019 3.5; Slough median median 1.9
2018 2.7; Slough median median 1.8
2017 2.8; Slough median median 1.9
2016 2.8; Slough median median 2.0
2015 2.9; Slough median median 2.0
2014 2.9; Slough median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Slough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Slough median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	167	2.8	42	0.70
Sep 2025	66	155	2.4	38	0.58
Sep 2024	60	157	2.6	39	0.65
Sep 2023	60	159	2.7	47	0.78
Sep 2022	60	180	3.0	61	1.02
Sep 2021	61	210	3.4	66	1.08
Sep 2020	60	174	2.9	47	0.78
Sep 2019	52	181	3.5	40	0.77
Sep 2018	60	160	2.7	44	0.73
Sep 2017	59	164	2.8	60	1.02
Sep 2016	59	164	2.8	48	0.81
Sep 2015	60	173	2.9	44	0.73
Sep 2014	60	175	2.9	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%8th of 26 in Slough

Slough 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Slough 85% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Slough 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Slough 81% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Slough 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Slough 83% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Slough 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Slough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	10%	106	107
2023/24	73%	10%	108	107
2022/23	64%	12%	105	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Willow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School
0.1 km · Slough

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Slough

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Khalsa Primary School
0.7 km · Slough

Remains Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Wexham Court Primary School
1.0 km · Slough

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
James Elliman Academy
1.1 km · Slough

Remains Good · improving2024

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Slough

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ryvers School
2.0 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Godolphin Junior Academy
2.0 km · Slough

Improved significantly2025

83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139198 · 871/2001
Trust: Marish Academy Trust
Capacity: 500 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Willow Primary School (URN 136179)
Address: Fernside Off Wexham Rd, Slough, SL2 5FF
Local authority: Slough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources