The Willows Primary School
Church Road, Basildon, SS14 2EX
651 pupils · 124% of 525 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 February 2025, published 4 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 82 | 78 | 146 | 81 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 69 | 64 | 118 | 68 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 75 | 70 | 148 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 85 | 77 | 145 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 91 | 155 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 74 | 74 | 130 | 74 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 75 | 75 | 146 | 75 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 75 | 77 | 153 | 75 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Whitmore Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Fairhouse Community Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ghyllgrove Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cherry Tree Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.