Willow Brook Primary School Academy
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About Willow Brook Primary School Academy
Willow Brook Primary School Academy is a primary academy in London, Waltham Forest. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 13 member schools: 11 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Birmingham | Dudley | Medway | Waltham Forest | Warwickshire | Worcestershire. Regions: London | South East | West Midlands. — from the THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST public record.
Willow Brook Primary School Academy is a primary academy in London, Waltham Forest, part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Willow Brook Primary School Academy
- Address
- 190 Church Road, Leyton
- Postcode
- E10 7BH
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walthamstow
- URN (official identifier)
- 138364
- Establishment number
- 2029
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 660
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 675
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Hartley
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Outstanding · Inspected 15 Sep 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.willowbrook-gst.org
- Telephone
- 02085391428
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Willow Brook Primary School Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 660 | 41,103 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 20.0% | 26.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 16.2% | 12.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.1% | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 40.8% | 40.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Willow Brook Primary School Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Outstanding
Report published 8 Nov 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 2 Oct 2017
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 22 Jun 2015
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 5 Sept 2014
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Willow Brook Primary School (URN 131576)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Sept 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Willow Brook Primary School (URN 131576)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 1 Dec 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Willow Brook Primary School (URN 131576)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 29 Feb 2008
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Church Mead Junior School (URN 103040)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 29 May 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Willow Brook Primary School Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.3% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Willow Brook Primary School Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £195,300 for 126 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 20.9% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £324 | £375 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Willow Brook Primary School Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 651 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Waltham Forest average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,699,000 £7,218 per pupil | £8,078 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £4,886,000 £7,505 per pupil | £7,966 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £2,147,000 £3,298 per pupil · 43.9% | £3,696 · 46.4% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £625,000 £960 per pupil · 12.8% | £980 · 12.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £483,000 £742 per pupil · 9.9% | £498 · 6.3% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £437 · 5.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£187,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £962,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,968 per pupil, supply and agency £1,763 per pupil — spending up £537 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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