Willow Bank Primary School
Seacourt Road, London, SE2 9XB
182 pupils · 43% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Free school meals
- 56%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. 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 | 58% |
| 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?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 11 | 38 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 44 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 28 | 55 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 18 | 53 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 25 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 21 | 47 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 33 | 74 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 34 | 88 | 39 |
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
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Boxgrove Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parkway Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Windrush Thamesmead Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Jubilee Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.