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The Willows Primary School

Primary Academy school in Ipswich IP2 9ER

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  • School Reference Number: 144216
  • Address: Downing Close, Ipswich IP2 9ER
  • Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Head
  • Telephone: 01473 683178
  • Website: thewillows.omat.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Orwell Multi Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 420
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2017* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 13/02/2024

Rating published on 25/04/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
13 February 2024 26 April 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
29 January 2020 26 February 2020 School inspection Requires Improvement
6 April 2017 6 April 2017 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number144216
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number2185
School / College NameThe Willows Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2017
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity420
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils357
Number of Boys181
Number of Girls176
Percentage Free School Meals53.80
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16641
Academy trust or TrustORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorOrwell Multi Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10063479
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetDowning Close
Locality
Address3
TownIpswich
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeIP2 9ER
Websitehttps://www.thewillows.omat.org.uk/
Telephone01473683178
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameKelly
Headteacher/Principal last nameHead
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000202
DistrictIpswich
Ward CodeE05007129
WardStoke Park
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001302
Parliamentary ConstituencyIpswich
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting614788
Northing242696
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Ipswich 015
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Ipswich 015B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10035057582
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006259
LSOA CodeE01030018
Free School Meals192
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN144216
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/144216
LAESTAB9352185
School nameThe Willows Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2017
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencyIpswich
Multi-academy trust UID16641
Multi-academy trust nameOrwell Multi Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID17139
Academy sponsor nameOrwell Multi Academy Trust
PostcodeIP2 9ER
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils357
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10295096
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date13/02/2024
Publication date25/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection144216
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9352185
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Willows Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10121403
Previous inspection start date29/01/2020
Previous publication date11/12/2020
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection144216
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9352185
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Willows Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesGood
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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