Willow Brook Primary School Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Unique reference
138364
Address
190 Church Road, Leyton, E10 7BH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
664 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
43.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.5%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 25.5%
White British 23.6%
Mixed 15.7%
Pakistani 13.6%
African 7.2%
Caribbean 3.6%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Indian 1.8%
Irish 1.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average6
WritingWell above average4.3
MathsWell above average5.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 92%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 37%
Local authority average 17%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 112
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Willow Brook Primary School Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
108
2nd preference
116
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
77
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
0
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
8
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
36
24
12
Reception, Part-time
10
2
8
Reception, Full-time
78
48
30
Year 1
87
45
42
Year 2
84
41
43
Year 3
88
39
49
Year 4
89
45
44
Year 5
88
43
45
Year 6
88
44
44
Year 2024-2025