Special academy · Rotherham
The Willows School
- Special
- Ages 7–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Rotherham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 25 November 2025. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Sixth form
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 7–19
- Pupils
- 197 (capacity 150)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01709542539
- Address
- Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9NT
- Website
- thewillowsschool.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.