Willow Tree Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Watford, Hertfordshire
WD18 6LL
Composite score
21.4

School overview

Willow Tree Primary School is a primary school serving Watford, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 184 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Willow Tree Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 34.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 100 in reading and 97 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Willow Tree Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.

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#14,314
National rank
#1617
In East of England
#336
In Hertfordshire
Top 97%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
33%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
97.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 184 % FSM ever-6 32.6% % EAL 52.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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