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Willow Green Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Knottingley · WF11 8PT www.willowgreen.org.uk/

Pupils
231
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willow Green Academy · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+3pp
77%69%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
231
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT
Local authority
Wakefield
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
2024/2563%3%70%13%83%7%77%3%90%53%102.0101.0100.019%231
2023/2460%7%63%20%87%10%80%23%90%73%103.0104.0103.016%229
2022/2377%0%87%20%80%0%97%30%93%93%106.0106.0106.0+0.40+0.10+2.9016%226
2018/1973%13%80%30%87%30%83%37%87%73%105.0107.0105.0-0.30+1.40+1.909%234
2017/1873%13%93%33%87%43%87%30%100%90%107.0106.0108.0+0.70+2.10+1.006%231
2016/1765%19%68%35%84%35%74%19%81%81%103.0103.0106.0-0.50+2.70-0.308%241

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
2024/2523125.819%5%29%5%10%
2023/2422924.416%4%32%5%15%
2022/2322625.416%1%26%5%14%
2021/2224127.216%1%29%7%21%
2020/2122726.713%1%25%
2018/1923427.39%0%26%5%10%
2017/1823122.86%0%23%5%13%
2016/1724123.48%0%22%4%7%

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