Willow Wood Community Primary School
Redcar Road, Sunderland, SR5 5AU
290 pupils · 123% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 60.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 June 2023, published 20 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.36 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 38 | 62 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 40 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 47 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 30 | 42 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 25 | 37 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 21 | 35 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Southwick Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Grange Park Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 2 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.