Willowdown Primary School

Willowdown Primary School at a glance

Located in Bridgwater, Somerset, Willowdown Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 342 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Willowdown Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 9.0%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Willowdown Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.