The Willows Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Basildon (Essex).
Location
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We are part of the Berlesduna Academy Trust The Willows Primary School & Nursery Church Road Basildon Essex SS14 2EX 01268 470880 Contact Headteacher: Mr T Robinson Deputies: Mrs L Wilson and Mr D Aston Finance Officer: Mrs A Hyde Chair of Governors: Mr J Hunter SENDCo: Mr D Aston Family Support Mentor: Mrs J Smith
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 143206
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Hunter Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bryan Loveless | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Klare Louise Palmer | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Colin Moloney | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Allan Penstone | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Paddy Keeble | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ros Dennison | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tom Robinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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