Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

Willowbrook Primary School

4–11Ages
85Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139281URN

Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 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 Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

17 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

2 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
1 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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 Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

17 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 2.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 0.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 0.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9

This school
Wiltshire 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	6	17	2.8	6	1.00
Sep 2025	7	15	2.1	7	1.00
Sep 2024	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2023	15	20	1.3	13	0.87
Sep 2022	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2021	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2020	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2019	9	19	2.1	8	0.89
Sep 2018	28	35	1.3	22	0.79
Sep 2017	28	33	1.2	23	0.82
Sep 2016	27	23	0.9	15	0.56
Sep 2015	48	32	0.7	19	0.40
Sep 2014	15	15	1.0	8	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 63% · Maths 38% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%155th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	6%	103	99
2023/24	40%	4%	102	100
2022/23	33%	0%	100	95

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

Willowbrook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Primary School
0.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Newtown Community Primary School
0.9 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
1.2 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Paxcroft Primary School
1.3 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place
The Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Wiltshire

Not yet inspected

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Castle Mead School
1.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Studley Green Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2021

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139281 · 865/2011
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 85 on roll
Free school meals: 62.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Trowbridge Longmeadow Primary School (URN 131113)
Address: Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 7HE
Local authority: Wiltshire

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