The Willow Primary School

HaringeyCommunity school

Adams Road, London, N17 6HW

Headteacher: Ms CO-HEAD Dawn Ferdinand CO-HEAD Sarah HarrisSchool website ↗Pupils: 486 (capacity: 483)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
62%
Reading, Writing & Maths
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
62.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 80%·Maths 75%All three 62%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
81
How many got their first choice?
58of 81 (71.6%)
How many applied in total?
169

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
60.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
44.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
33.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
225 girls, 261 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 62%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1652.0%6.0%+0.1+3.8+2.5
2016/1751.0%9.0%-1.2+2.0+2.2
2017/1867.0%7.0%+1.2+2.4+2.2
2018/1955.0%5.0%-0.3+2.2+1.9
2022/2363.0%5.0%-1.4+1.7-1.3
2023/2452.0%10.0%---
2024/2562.0%13.0%---