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Willow Brook Primary School Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Lucie Dawn

corporate_fareTHE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onLondon, E10 7BH

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

636

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Willow Brook Primary School Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Willow Brook Primary School Academy is an academy sponsor led in London, Waltham Forest, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 664 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 31% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 49 primaries in Waltham Forest and #1,400 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 70%

Reading92% LA 79%

Writing89% LA 77%

Maths93% LA 80%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading93% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading93% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.0

Read

LA 0.4

4.5 to 7.5

4.3

Write

LA 0.5

2.8 to 5.7

5.5

Maths

LA 0.8

4.1 to 6.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.7

Read

LA 1.2

4.0 to 7.4

1.9

Write

LA 1.1

0.3 to 3.5

4.9

Maths

LA 1.5

3.4 to 6.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 68%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths91% LA 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 3.1

2.3

Write

LA 1.4

0.7 to 3.9

2.6

Maths

LA 1.3

1.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 September 2023

Inspection Report

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13 June 2017

Inspection Report

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19 May 2015

Inspection Report

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26 February 2015

Inspection Report

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18 November 2014

Inspection Report

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21 May 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-06-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-05-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 664 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	664	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	655	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	654	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	646	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	644	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	642	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	636	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	625	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	627	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	623	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	609	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	623	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	601	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	587	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	571	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	571	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	563	3	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	556	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	550	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	546	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	545	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	516	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	507	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	531	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	534	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	536	1	0.2%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 61 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils