Community school · Ealing

Willow Tree Primary School

3–11Ages
462Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101902URN

Priors Farm Lane, Northolt, UB5 5FE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Ealing median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Ealing

95 applications for 53 places · 52nd of 54 in Ealing

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Ealing 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Ealing median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

95 applications · 53 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Ealing median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Ealing median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Ealing median median 2.9
2023 2.3; Ealing median median 2.9
2022 2.1; Ealing median median 2.7
2021 1.8; Ealing median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Ealing median median 2.9
2019 2.3; Ealing median median 2.9
2018 2.1; Ealing median median 3.1
2017 1.8; Ealing median median 3.2
2016 1.9; Ealing median median 3.2
2015 1.8; Ealing median median 3.1
2014 2.1; Ealing median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Ealing median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Ealing median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	95	1.8	42	0.79
Sep 2025	53	107	2.0	40	0.75
Sep 2024	57	109	1.9	44	0.77
Sep 2023	60	139	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2022	59	126	2.1	56	0.95
Sep 2021	61	109	1.8	47	0.77
Sep 2020	67	136	2.0	59	0.88
Sep 2019	60	137	2.3	52	0.87
Sep 2018	56	117	2.1	43	0.77
Sep 2017	85	152	1.8	71	0.84
Sep 2016	90	174	1.9	83	0.92
Sep 2015	108	192	1.8	91	0.84
Sep 2014	89	188	2.1	79	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%35th of 57 in Ealing

Ealing 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Ealing 83% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Ealing 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Ealing 81% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Ealing 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Ealing 82% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Ealing 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Ealing median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	13%	106	105
2023/24	55%	5%	104	103
2022/23	69%	8%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Willow Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Earlsmead Primary School
1.0 km · Harrow

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bourne Primary School
1.1 km · Hillingdon

2026

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Deanesfield Primary School
1.3 km · Hillingdon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Petts Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Ealing

Good2023

4.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Gifford Primary School
1.6 km · Ealing

Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Heathland School
1.6 km · Harrow

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Hillingdon

Good2024

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Field End Infant School
2.0 km · Hillingdon

Good2024

4.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101902 · 307/2172
Capacity: 489 pupils · 462 on roll
Free school meals: 44.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Priors Farm Lane, Northolt, UB5 5FE
Local authority: Ealing

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources