The Willows Primary School

Contact details for the school

School Name: The Willows Primary School
Address: Greatbatch Avenue, Penkhull
Town/City: Stoke-On-Trent
County: Staffordshire
Postcode: ST4 7JY
Telephone Number: 01782 233280
Website: www.willowsprimary.com

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Thursfield
Capacity: 690
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 689 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 24.4%

SEN Provisions

HI - Hearing Impairment

Location and administration

URN: 123999
DfE Number: 861/2059
UKPRN: 10077210
UPRN: 3455125302
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Stoke-on-Trent (E06000021)
Constituency: Stoke-on-Trent Central (E14001520)
Electoral Ward: Penkhull & Springfields (E05014585)

Easting & Northing: 386922E, 345227N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 0' 17.4" N 2° 11' 46.33" W
Plus Code: 9C5V2R33+WG

External links

DfE Record: View record

Nearby schools

Thistley Hough Academy (0.6km)
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (0.8km)
St John's CofE (A) Primary School (1.1km)
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (1.1km)
University of Staffordshire (1.2km)
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College (1.2km)
Harpfield Primary Academy (1.4km)
The Registry (1.4km)
Emerge School (1.4km)
Excellence Girls Academy (1.4km)

Associated schools

Predecessor schools†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.

Governors

Mrs Amanda Ball - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
Mrs Charlotte Beltran - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
Mr Daniel Chan - Governor. Appointed on 30 November 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
Mrs Lyndsey Cherry - Governor. Appointed on 22 March 2023 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 21 March 2027.
Mr Edward Hodkinson - Governor. Appointed on 19 June 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 November 2025.
Mrs Penelope Morris-Fletcher - Governor. Appointed on 10 July 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 July 2028.
Mr John Perry - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 13 October 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 October 2028.
Miss Elizabeth Talbot - Governor. Appointed on 22 March 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 21 March 2027.
Mrs Sarah Thursfield - Governor. Appointed on 15 April 2010 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2026.