Willow Bank Primary School

State-Funded School

willow-bank-primary-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

SE2 9XBPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Willow Bank Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bexley, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 182 pupils. Willow Bank Primary School is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

Black

34%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

182

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 182
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
1 Mar 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.