Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Willowdown Primary School

2–11Ages
361Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140220URN

Kings Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 4FU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

65 applications for 42 places · 80th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 9 February 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			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
4 May 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 42 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 0.9; Somerset median median 1.8

This school
Somerset 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	42	65	1.6	37	0.88
Sep 2025	33	56	1.7	30	0.91
Sep 2024	56	76	1.4	56	1.00
Sep 2023	45	81	1.8	46	1.02
Sep 2022	42	87	2.1	55	1.31
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	68	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2017	30	71	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2016	29	67	2.3	44	1.52
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2014	17	15	0.9	10	0.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 81% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%54th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	3%	104	104
2023/24	58%	3%	104	102
2022/23	39%	4%	101	101

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

Willowdown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Eastover Primary School
1.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John and St Francis Church School
2.0 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
2.3 km · Somerset

2026

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Kingsmoor Primary School
2.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Puriton Primary School
2.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
3.0 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
3.2 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
3.3 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140220 · 933/2012
Trust: Futura Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 361 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Kings Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 4FU
Local authority: Somerset

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