The Willows Primary School
Pyle Hill, Newbury, RG14 7SJ
337 pupils · 75% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 37 | 74 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 20 | 42 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 40 | 82 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 30 | 61 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 50 | 71 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 23 | 36 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 46 | 67 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 49 | 38 | 59 | 42 |
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
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Highwood Copse Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- John Rankin Junior School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2 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.