Willow Tree Primary School
Academy converter in Watford, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 185 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 274 |
| Free school meals | 29.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6LL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.willowtree.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01923225188 |
| URN | 151528 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 April 2023, published 15 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Holywell Primary School, URN 117290).
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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Ascot Road Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Laurance Haines School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Chater Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Chater Junior School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Field Junior School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Hertfordshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.