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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA9 4LZWillow Tree Primary School
Primary

Willow Tree Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA9 4LZ www.willowtree.st-helens.sch.uk

Pupils
184
cap. 259
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willow Tree Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
73%73%73%
'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
23%
23%23%23%
'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
184
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Willow Tree Avenue, Leach Lane, St Helens, WA9 4LZ
Local authority
St. Helens
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
2024/2573%23%85%50%77%27%73%42%77%73%110.0108.0109.036%184

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
2024/2518421.336%10%45%8%27%

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