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The Willow Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Adams Road, Tottenham, London N17 6HW · thewillow.haringey.sch.uk · 020 8885 8800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Haringey 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.37 mi
- 0.60 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Haringey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 472
- 98% of 483 places
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
- First language not English
- 38.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.37 mi (599 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.32 mi (521 m). Source: Haringey Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 101 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 104 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.37 mi0.60 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.17 mi0.28 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Haringey it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Willow Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 58
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (17%) with SEND