Willows Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Grimsby, Yorkshire and the Humber DN37 9AT · North East Lincolnshire
#884 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#8982 of 15,697 nationally
About Willows Academy
Willows Academy is a academy primary located in Grimsby, in the North East Lincolnshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 184 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 45.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 884th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (60th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (26th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 184; capacity filled 122.7%.
There are 45 schools in Grimsby; Willows Academy ranks 25th of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)68%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)4%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)33.7%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Willows Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 122.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 68%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 4%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Willows Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Great Coates Primary School
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
254 students · 613 m away
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,070 students · 673 m away
Wybers Wood Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
380 students · 843 m away
Yarborough Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
436 students · 878 m away
Grange Primary School
Grimsby · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
285 students · 1.4 km away
Macaulay Primary Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
402 students · 1.5 km away
Western Primary School
Grimsby · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
210 students · 1.5 km away
Littlecoates Primary Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
219 students · 1.6 km away
Laceby Acres Primary Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 1.7 km away
Franklin Sixth Form College
Grimsby · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–99
· 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
184 students
Dinnington Community Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
184 students
South Hiendley Primary School
Barnsley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
184 students
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
184 students
Lift St Helen's
Barnsley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
183 students
Fieldhead Primary Academy
Batley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
183 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Willows Academy a good school?
Willows Academy has a Success Index (England) of 45.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #884 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Willows Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Willows Academy ranks #884 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #8982 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Willows Academy?
Willows Academy had 184 students in 2025.
Is Willows Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Willows Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Willows Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Willows Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.