Willow Park School
Willow Park School is an independent special school in Rugby for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 12 pupils and room for 20.
Newbold-on-Avon Rfc, Parkfield Road, Rugby, CV21 1EZ01788 524683willowparkschool.warwickshire.sch.ukMr Alex Smythe headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warwickshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Academy | Academy | 740 m | 233 | Outstanding 2024 | 91 | Compare |
| The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College | Foundation | 780 m | 1,096 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Long Lawford Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 426 | Requires improvement 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| St Oswald's CofE Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 196 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 199 | Good 2023 | 20 | Compare |
| Northlands Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 208 | Not inspected | 69 | Compare |
| Rugby School | Independent (grammar) | 1.5 miles | 887 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Henry Hinde School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 216 | Good 2022 | 3 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Willow Park School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Willow Park School yet.
How many pupils does Willow Park School have?
12 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 60% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Newbold-on-Avon Rfc, Parkfield Road, Rugby, CV21 1EZ
- Telephone
- 01788 524683
- Website
- www.willowparkschool.warwickshire.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Smythe
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward
- Newbold and Brownsover
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 September 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149916 · LAESTAB 9376048
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.