Willow Vale School
Special / other · Taunton · TA1 2JD
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 2 May 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
60 pupils · 80% of 75 capacity
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 42.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 23.7% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 22% of pupils
- Website
- www.willowvale.org.uk
- URN
- 134758
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 36% moved to another state school · 14% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 1 May 2024: School remains Good
- 20 September 2018: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.