The Willow Primary School
Adams Road, London, N17 6HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms CO-HEAD Dawn Ferdinand CO-HEAD Sarah Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 483
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 102131
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088858800
About this school
The Willow Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Willow 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 50 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 52% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 66% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 The Willow 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 | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 64% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Willow Primary School compares
The Willow Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.3% | 38.8% | 472 | — |
| Risley Avenue Primary School | 63% | 9.7% | 46% | 427 | 0.3 miles |
| Bruce Grove Primary School | 62% | 6.9% | 37.2% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| Lancasterian Primary School | 64% | 7.5% | 45.2% | 410 | 0.6 miles |
| Lordship Lane Primary School | 39% | 7.2% | 34.2% | 469 | 0.6 miles |
| Belmont Junior School | 65% | 6.4% | 16.4% | 223 | 0.6 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)
- 38.78%
- English as an additional language
- 38.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Risley Avenue Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Bruce Grove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Lancasterian Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Lordship Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wood Green
-
Belmont Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
The Willow Primary School ranks 748th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Willow Primary School teach?
- The Willow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Willow Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Willow Primary School is Ms CO-HEAD Dawn Ferdinand CO-HEAD Sarah Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Willow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Willow 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 The Willow Primary School?
- The Willow Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Willow Primary School full?
- The Willow Primary School has capacity for 483 pupils and 472 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Willow Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Willow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Willow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Willow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Willow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Willow Primary School compare with other schools in Haringey?
- The Willow Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Willow Primary School's absence rate?
- The Willow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Willow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Willow 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.