Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Willow Farm Primary School

2–11Ages
243Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145371URN

Willow Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BN · 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

3.6per place

1.0 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

156 applications for 44 places · 34th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 2 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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

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

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
8 December 2021
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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

156 applications · 44 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 3.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 6.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 4.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 5.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 6.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 5.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 5.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 6.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 5.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 6.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 5.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 6.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 4.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Willow Farm Primary School (URN 122533), 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	44	156	3.6	49	1.11
Sep 2025	30	188	6.3	49	1.63
Sep 2024	30	147	4.9	40	1.33
Sep 2023	30	167	5.6	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	179	6.0	39	1.30
Sep 2021	30	155	5.2	46	1.53
Sep 2020	30	158	5.3	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	191	6.4	50	1.67
Sep 2018	30	150	5.0	28	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	189	6.3	41	1.37
Sep 2016 *	30	170	5.7	46	1.53
Sep 2015 *	30	180	6.0	35	1.17
Sep 2014 *	30	148	4.9	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%96th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	10%	108	106
2023/24	56%	6%	105	104
2022/23	56%	9%	107	104

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 Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Hallows CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

6.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Priory Junior School
0.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

39%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place
Netherfield Primary School
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Haddon Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Stanhope Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rivendell Flying High Academy
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Carlton Infant Academy
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.2applications per place

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: 145371 · 891/2244
Trust: Equals Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals: 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Willow Farm Primary School (URN 122533)
Address: Willow Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BN
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Gedling

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