Thank you for visiting Willoughby Primary School’s website. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you on behalf of the staff, governors and pupils.
Set in the undulating hills of Nottinghamshire, in the village of Willoughby on the Wolds, Willoughby Primary is one of the smallest schools in the country.
The advantage of this is that children and staff get to know each other well. Older children naturally interact with the younger children in a nurturing and supportive way, which is very special. This is reflected in some of the children’s comments:
“Because the school is small, everyone knows each other really well.” Ofsted 2021
“The best thing about the school is that we live together happily.” Ofsted 2021.
I am privileged to have the opportunity to lead alongside committed staff and governors to ensure that the pupils at Willoughby receive a wonderful experience at primary school to provide them with life-long happy memories, enable them to reach their full potential and inspire them for life-long learning – ‘Learning for Life.’
Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
With best wishes,
Mrs Joanne Linnett
Head Teacher
Our latest news…
Go Ape!
What an amazing time we all had at Go Ape! As well as having great fun, the children had to listen and cooperate with each other to work within their teams to problem solve. They encouraged one...
NSPCC Speak Out and Stay Safe Workshops and Assembly
We had a visit from ‘Buddy’ who came to visit to teach us about how to speak out and stay safe. We were also taught a great way of remembering the Child Line number 0800 1111.
VE Day
On Thursday 8th May we all wore red, white and blue to school because it was the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We had a special assembly and did some special VE days activities in class. At 12:00 we...
Balance Bike Fun!
In March, we had a brilliant Balance Bike session run by instructors from Via East Midlands. All the Reception and Year 1 children took part. We practiced moving forwards in a controlled manner,...
ACE Sports: our new wraparound provision
ACE Sports launched our new wraparound provision from Monday 6th January. ACE Sports are based on site and offer high-quality wraparound care from 7.30am-9.00am and then from 3.30pm-6.00pm during...
Enterprise
On the 3rd of July, years 5 and 6 got into partners for Enterprise. We each had £5 to spend but we couldn’t go over the £10 pounds we were given in our pairs. The pairs were: Henry and Florence,...
Term dates
Please note NCC change of holiday patterns which have a two week half term in October and shorter summer holidays. You can download full term dates here (PDF): NCC website full dates | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027
Summer Term 2026
Starts: Monday 13th April
Half Term: Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May
Ends: Monday 27th July
Autumn Term 2026
INSET DAY: Tuesday 1st September, Wednesday 2nd September
Starts: Thursday 3rd September
INSET DAY: Friday 16th October
Half Term: Monday 19th October – Friday 30th October
Ends: Friday 18th December
Key Information
Head Teacher: Mrs Joanne Linnett
Co-Chairs of governors: Mrs Rebecca Kealy & Mr Nicholas Brown
Type of School: County Primary Co-Educational Day School for 4-11 years
Contact Details
Please address all queries to our Office Manager Mrs Laura Shepherd
Address: Willoughby Primary School, Church Lane, Willoughby on the Wolds, LE126SS
Useful Links
Willoughby Primary School on the Ofsted website & the Parent View
Willoughby Primary School on the Dept. For Education website
Admissions: Standard reception criteria from Nottinghamshire CC