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Willowbrook School

Exeter, EX4 8NN · Devon · primary school

Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2022 Inspected 4 years ago Mixed Primary
0.8/10 Well below average

266th of 280 primary schools in Devon we can score, 310 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.9/10 against 2,038 of them, against 1.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 44.0 · 12 40% 0.47
Ofsted 3 34% 0.11
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 44.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in June 2022.

Beyond the classroom. The school offers both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. There are 449 pupils in a school with 420 places, meaning it is over capacity by 29. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to improve attainment from the 2022 inspection findings? What specific support is available for pupils who have not yet reached the expected standard? How does the school manage the waitlist given it is currently over capacity?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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