Willowbank Primary School
Manitoba Gardens, Cullompton, EX15 1EZ
241 pupils · 58% of 416 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 17 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 32 | 31 | 58 | 32 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 20 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 36 | 66 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 38 | 74 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 29 | 49 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 34 | 32 | 61 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 44 | 65 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 34 | 62 | 36 |
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 Andrew's Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Duchy School Bradninch 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Willand School 4.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Plymtree Church of England Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Clyst Hydon Primary School 5.8 km · Good (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.