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The Willows School

URN
137652
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Willows School
URN
137652
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

28 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 November 2024
Inspection date
8 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hillingdon
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hillingdon)
School website
www.thewillowsschoolacademytrust.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hillingdon to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

39.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

39.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

30.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

26.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

UB4 9QB - Stipularis Drive, Hayes, Middlesex

Contact details

Address
Stipularis Drive, Hayes, Middlesex
Postcode
UB4 9QB
Phone
2088417176
Website
www.thewillowsschoolacademytrust.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hillingdon
Local authority code
312

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 190 schools in Hillingdon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

190

Open schools

111

Closed schools

78

Primary schools

108

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 November 20248 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 14 November 2024
    25 September 20226 July 2022-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 25 September 2022
    • Inspection

      Published
      14 November 2024
      Inspected
      8 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      25 September 2022
      Inspected
      6 July 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    41

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary108 (57.1%)
    • Secondary41 (21.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (21.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Willows School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Willows Primary PRU0 mNot applicableClosed
    Grand Union Village School468 mNot applicableOpen
    Grangewood School468 mNot applicableClosed
    Brookside Primary School672 mPrimaryOpen
    Brookside Primary School672 mPrimaryClosed
    Viking Primary School834 mPrimaryOpen
    Viking Middle School834 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Viking First School834 mPrimaryClosed
    Durdans Park Primary School878 mPrimaryOpen
    • The Willows School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Willows Primary PRU
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Grand Union Village School
      Distance
      468 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Grangewood School
      Distance
      468 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    • Chantry School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
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    Distance
    672 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Brookside Primary School
    Distance
    672 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Viking Primary School
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Viking Middle School
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Viking First School
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Durdans Park Primary School
    Distance
    878 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Eilmar Montessori School and Nursery
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    HA4 0BY
    Status
    Closed