The Willows Primary School
Community primary school in Stoke-on-Trent (Stoke-on-Trent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to The Willows Primary School's website. It is a pleasure to introduce our website, which will give you an insight into the life of our school. Whether you are a pupil, parent, governor, teacher, volunteer or a prospective pupil we hope to provide a glimpse of all that The Willows has to offer.
We are a happy, caring and friendly school where all children are encouraged to do their best. All of our pupils are encouraged to develop as individuals, so that they can fulfil their highest possible potential in all areas of school life.
We believe the best chance of success for each child comes when there is a partnership between home and school and therefore we look forward to working with you to achieve this. We hope you find our website interesting and informative and if you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Computing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Pottery
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Mathletics
- Oak National Academy
- Purple Mash
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
and 1 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 123999
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Perry | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Penelope Morris-Fletcher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Elizabeth Talbot | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lyndsey Cherry | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Ball | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Charlotte Beltran | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Edward Hodkinson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Daniel Chan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Thursfield Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record