Willow Bank Primary School
Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Beresford
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Woodland Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 136932
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083201900
About this school
Willow Bank Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willow Bank 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 56 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 61% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 66% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Bank 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willow Bank Primary School compares
Willow Bank Primary School ranked 46th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.6% | 62.9% | 182 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.8% | 25.8% | 177 | 0.3 miles |
| Boxgrove Primary School | 78% | 6.1% | 45% | 382 | 0.4 miles |
| Parkway Primary School | 24% | 6.1% | 34.8% | 247 | 0.5 miles |
| Windrush Thamesmead Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 56.2% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Jubilee Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 39.9% | 146 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 25 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.86%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 13.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Boxgrove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Greenwich
-
Parkway Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Windrush Thamesmead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Jubilee Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Willow Bank Primary School ranks 814th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Willow Bank Primary School teach?
- Willow Bank Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willow Bank Primary School is Mrs Clare Beresford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willow Bank Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willow Bank 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 Bank Primary School?
- Willow Bank Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willow Bank Primary School full?
- Willow Bank Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 182 on roll (43%), 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 Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willow Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Willow Bank Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Willow Bank Primary School is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Willow Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Bank Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Willow Bank Primary School ranked 46th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Willow Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willow Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow Bank 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 1 July 2026.