Academy converter · Essex

The Willows Primary School

3–11Ages
651Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143206URN

Church Road, Basildon, SS14 2EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

146 applications for 82 places · 289th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
8 December 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as The Willows Primary School, URN 132084

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Essex median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

146 applications · 82 places offered · 78 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.8; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as The Willows Primary School (URN 132084), the previous school.

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	82	146	1.8	78	0.95
Sep 2025	69	118	1.7	64	0.93
Sep 2024	75	148	2.0	70	0.93
Sep 2023	85	145	1.7	77	0.91
Sep 2022	90	155	1.7	91	1.01
Sep 2021	74	130	1.8	74	1.00
Sep 2020	75	146	2.0	75	1.00
Sep 2019	75	153	2.0	77	1.03
Sep 2018	75	148	2.0	66	0.88
Sep 2017	74	136	1.8	66	0.89
Sep 2016 *	89	144	1.6	57	0.64
Sep 2015 *	67	118	1.8	49	0.73
Sep 2014 *	70	113	1.6	60	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 81% · Maths 82% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%78th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	11%	106	107
2023/24	65%	3%	103	104
2022/23	56%	4%	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

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fairhouse Community Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Ghyllgrove Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
1.9 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Noak Bridge Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 80%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143206 · 881/2014
Trust: Berlesduna Academy Trust
Capacity: 525 pupils · 651 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: The Willows Primary School (URN 132084)
Address: Church Road, Basildon, SS14 2EX
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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