The Willows Primary School
Primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Requires improvement (Feb 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 February 2024, report published 25 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around August 2026
The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSt Mark's Catholic Primary School
Good (Feb 2023)
- 0.5 milesHalifax Primary School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 0.6 milesGusford Community Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
- 0.6 milesThe Oaks Primary School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 0.9 milesSprites Primary Academy
Good (Nov 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.