Willow Tree Primary School
Priors Farm Lane, Northolt, UB5 5FE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Marion Conway
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 489
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 101902
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088454181
About this school
Willow Tree Primary School is a community primary school in Northolt. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willow Tree Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 74 | 88 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 55% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 74% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Willow Tree Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 511 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Tree Primary School compares
Willow Tree Primary School ranked 35th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.6% | 43.8% | 462 | — |
| Earlsmead Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 344 | 0.6 miles |
| Bourne Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 18% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Deanesfield Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 16.1% | 684 | 0.8 miles |
| Petts Hill Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 46.9% | 242 | 0.8 miles |
| Gifford Primary School | 72% | 5.3% | 39% | 917 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.84%
- English as an additional language
- 56.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 20.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Earlsmead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Bourne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Deanesfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Petts Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Gifford Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Northolt
Other schools in Northolt
Willow Tree Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Northolt.
- Downe Manor Primary School Primary
- Gifford Primary School Primary
- Greenwood Primary School Primary
- Petts Hill Primary School Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Viking Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Islip Manor High School Secondary
- Alec Reed Academy All-through
- Belvue School Special schools
- Grand Union Village School Free Schools
- John Chilton School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Willow Tree Primary School teach?
- Willow Tree Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northolt.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willow Tree Primary School is Ms Marion Conway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willow Tree Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Tree Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Willow Tree Primary School?
- Willow Tree Primary School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Willow Tree Primary School full?
- Willow Tree Primary School has capacity for 489 pupils and 462 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Willow Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willow Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willow Tree Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Willow Tree Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Willow Tree Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Willow Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willow Tree Primary School compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Willow Tree Primary School ranked 35th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willow Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Willow Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow Tree Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.