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Primary

Willow Bank Primary School

Primary

Bexley · London · SE2 9XB www.willowbankprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
210
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willow Bank Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-3pp
72%61%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
9%
+5pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
51%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
210
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
33%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9XB
Local authority
Bexley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%9%74%30%63%14%65%14%67%51%105.0102.0102.033%210
2023/2461%4%64%32%70%4%66%9%64%57%104.0101.099.023%257
2022/2350%6%64%20%68%12%66%18%60%58%103.0102.0101.0-2.00+0.00-1.4025%287
2018/1965%9%65%18%78%25%80%24%75%67%103.0104.0104.0-2.10+0.00-1.4028%374
2017/1872%10%76%26%84%29%76%21%83%76%105.0105.0104.0+1.60+2.80+2.1024%404
2016/1767%4%67%17%79%42%75%21%75%71%103.0103.0104.0+1.10+5.70+0.9027%380

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521017.633%40%63%5%13%
2023/2425718.823%42%63%5%16%
2022/2328718.525%45%67%6%20%
2021/2233818.025%47%62%8%29%
2020/2136019.627%46%62%
2018/1937420.828%26%44%4%10%
2017/1840426.924%26%46%3%5%
2016/1738023.827%29%45%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.