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Willow Green Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Hampden Close, Knottingley WF11 8PT · willowgreen.org.uk · 01977 722487
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 228
- 87% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Willow Green Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 42
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (26%) with SEND