Willows Primary Academy

Willows Primary School, Lichfield, WS13 7NU

423 pupils · 101% of 420 capacity

Phase: Primary
Type: Academy converter
Ages: 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Trust: FUTURE GENERATION TRUST
Local authority: Staffordshire
Free school meals: 36.6%

Ofsted

Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas

Report card grades by evaluation area
Inclusion	Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard
Achievement	Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour	Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing	Strong standard
Leadership and governance	Strong standard
Early years	Expected standard
Safeguarding	Met

Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
Entry	Places	1st preferences	Total preferences	Offers
Sept 2026 entry	45	43	71	45
Sept 2025 entry	49	46	82	48

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

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Chadsmead Primary Academy 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
Charnwood Primary Academy 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
St Chad's CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Scotch Orchard Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)

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.