Academy sponsor led · Bexley

Willow Bank Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136932URN

Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9XB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

38 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
25 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Bexley median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 1.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.1; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.2; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.1; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 2.0; Bexley median median 2.7

This school
Bexley 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	12	38	3.2	11	0.92
Sep 2025	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2024	33	55	1.7	28	0.85
Sep 2023	20	53	2.7	18	0.90
Sep 2022	26	50	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2021	21	47	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2020	35	74	2.1	33	0.94
Sep 2019	40	88	2.2	34	0.85
Sep 2018	45	99	2.2	42	0.93
Sep 2017	39	86	2.2	35	0.90
Sep 2016	50	105	2.1	44	0.88
Sep 2015	60	119	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2014	49	97	2.0	40	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 63% · Maths 65% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%44th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	9%	105	102
2023/24	61%	4%	104	101
2022/23	50%	6%	103	102

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 Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Boxgrove Primary School
0.7 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Parkway Primary School
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Windrush Thamesmead Primary School
0.9 km · Greenwich

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

2026

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Greenwich

Good2022

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
De Lucy Primary School
1.0 km · Greenwich

Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Northwood Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136932 · 303/2020
Trust: The Woodland Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 56.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9XB
Local authority: Bexley

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