Willow Bank Primary School
Academy sponsor led in London, Bexley.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 182 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 56.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Bexley |
| Address | Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London, SE2 9XB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.willowbankprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 02083201900 |
| URN | 136932 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 April 2023, published 19 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Harris Garrard Academy (all-through school, about 0.6 km)
- Boxgrove Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Parkway Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Windrush Thamesmead Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Jubilee Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- De Lucy Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
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