The Willows Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Ipswich (Suffolk).
Location
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Hi! We are some of the Year 6 pupils at The Willows and we d love to welcome you to our school website and tell you why this is such a brilliant place to learn. At The Willows, everyone is friendly and you always feel like you belong. Our school FISH values teach us to be respectful, kind, and resilient.
We learn to be confident and independent so we re ready for the future and we always try our best. Lesson are always busy, but fun! Adults are kind and supportive they really care about how we re doing; you never need to be afraid to ask for help.
We learn lots of exciting things, from writing stories and exploring history to solving maths challenges and carrying out science experiments. We also work closely with Ipswich Town Football Club's foundation who support both our physical and mental health.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 144216
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (4 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are 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 Alastair Heath-Robinson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Slater Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lucy Matthews Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kelly Head | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
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