Academy converter · Manchester

The Willows Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139438URN

Tayfield Road, Woodhouse Park, Manchester, M22 1BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

109 applications for 37 places · 29th of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 28 September 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		Expected standard
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

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Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
21 June 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Manchester median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

109 applications · 37 places offered · 36 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 2.5; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.6; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Manchester median median 1.9

This school
Manchester 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	37	109	3.0	36	0.97
Sep 2025	46	111	2.4	46	1.00
Sep 2024	47	110	2.3	42	0.89
Sep 2023	47	109	2.3	41	0.87
Sep 2022	58	142	2.5	52	0.90
Sep 2021	60	110	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2020	53	103	1.9	50	0.94
Sep 2019	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	130	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	114	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2016	59	132	2.2	59	1.00
Sep 2015	59	153	2.6	80	1.36
Sep 2014	60	108	1.8	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%58th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	3%	106	103
2023/24	46%	0%	102	100
2022/23	53%	2%	103	103

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

The Willows Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Ringway Primary School
0.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Haveley Hey Community School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Good2024

3.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Peel Hall Primary Academy
1.5 km · Manchester

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Newall Green Primary School
1.6 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139438 · 352/2009
Trust: Children of Success Schools Trust
Capacity: 423 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 57.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: The Willows Primary School (URN 131882); Poundswick County Primary School (URN 131432)
Address: Tayfield Road, Woodhouse Park, Manchester, M22 1BQ
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources