Willow Green Academy

WakefieldAcademy sponsor led

Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT

Headteacher: Mr Martin RollinSchool website ↗Pupils: 231 (capacity: 262)Part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
90%
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.
63.0%
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%.
3.0%
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 70%·Writing 83%·Maths 77%All three 63%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding3%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
28of 31 (90.3%)
How many applied in total?
65

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
40.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
10.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
103 girls, 128 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 77% (2022/23), currently 63%

* 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
2015/1648.0%4.0%-1.4+0.2+1.8
2016/1765.0%19.0%-0.5+2.7-0.3
2017/1873.0%13.0%+0.7+2.1+1.0
2018/1973.0%13.0%-0.3+1.4+1.9
2022/2377.0%0.0%+0.4+0.1+2.9
2023/2460.0%7.0%---
2024/2563.0%3.0%---
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