Willow Wood Community Primary School
Redcar Road, Red House, Sunderland, SR5 5AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Robertson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 290
- URN
- 108783
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915491509
About this school
Willow Wood Community Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 290 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 21 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 57% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 63% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 67% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Wood Community 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 | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Wood Community Primary School compares
Willow Wood Community Primary School ranked 24th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.4% | 68.3% | 290 | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 68% | 5.5% | 34.5% | 178 | 0.1 miles |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| Southwick Community Primary School | 51% | 8.5% | 66.2% | 345 | 0.7 miles |
| Grange Park Primary School | 39% | 6.9% | 48.5% | 208 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 90% | 3.8% | 16.4% | 247 | 1.3 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)
- 68.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 18.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Northern Saints Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Southwick Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southwick
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Grange Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland1.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Willow Wood Community Primary School ranks 18th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Willow Wood Community Primary School teach?
- Willow Wood Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Wood Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willow Wood Community Primary School is Mrs Lindsay Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Willow Wood Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Wood Community 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 big is Willow Wood Community Primary School?
- Willow Wood Community Primary School has 290 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Willow Wood Community Primary School full?
- Willow Wood Community Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 290 on roll (123%), so it is at or above 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 Wood Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willow Wood Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willow Wood Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Willow Wood Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Willow Wood Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 Wood Community Primary School rank locally?
- Willow Wood Community Primary School ranked 24th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Wood Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Willow Wood Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Wood Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow Wood Community 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.