Willow Tree Primary School

School overview

Willow Tree Primary School is a primary school serving Watford, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. 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). Willow Tree Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. 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 above.