The Willow Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Haringey·N17 6HW
Composite score
55.5
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#5,360
National rank
#1059
In London
#36
In Haringey
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
62%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
72%
76 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.27
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
170
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.37 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 599 m
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
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1 per place
1.2020221.7920231.7120241.3720251.272026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
486
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
38.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
38.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,142
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About The Willow Primary School

The Willow Primary School is a primary school in London, Haringey, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 486 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Willow Primary School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 76 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.37 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 24.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. The Willow Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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