Willow Tree Primary School

Watford · WD18 6LL

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 185 pupils, 29.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Willow Tree Primary School

General Information

Address: Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LL – View on map
Phone: 01923225188
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Tanya Mortlock
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 13 families put it first for 20 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

185 pupils out of 274 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 50
% eligible for free school meals: 29.2%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Watford average)
English as an additional language: 53% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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11th of 11 primary schools in Watford for Ofsted rating

#9Leavesden JMI SchoolGood
#10The Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#11Willow Tree Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Alban Wood Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Ascot Road Primary SchoolGood
#4Beechfield SchoolGood
#5Cherry Tree Primary SchoolGood
#6Knutsford Primary AcademyGood
#7Lanchester Primary SchoolGood
#8Laurance Haines SchoolGood
#9Leavesden JMI SchoolGood
#10The Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#11Willow Tree Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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