Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery

EssexFoundation school

The Broadway, Loughton, IG10 3SR

Headteacher: Miss Teresa PhillipsSchool website ↗Pupils: 487 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 85%·Maths 88%All three 75%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
74
How many got their first choice?
58of 74 (78.4%)
How many applied in total?
144

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
40.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
23.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
243 girls, 244 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 75% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1651.0%8.0%-1.2+0.4+0.9
2016/1752.0%9.0%-2.3-1.3-1.0
2017/1864.0%10.0%-0.1+0.8+0.9
2018/1967.0%5.0%-1.5-0.50.0
2022/2364.0%13.0%+0.6+1.2+1.4
2023/2461.0%7.0%---
2024/2575.0%8.0%---
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