Willow Bank Primary School

Primary · Bexley · SE2 9XB · URN 136932

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-04-25Cohort 182

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 43

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 58 schools in Bexley

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
58%
Bexley 63.9%England 61%
5.9 percentage points below the area average of 63.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
Bexley 12.5%England 8%
3.5 percentage points below the area average of 12.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Bexley 106.27England 105
1.3 below the area average of 106.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Bexley 105.36England 105
3.4 below the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
102
Bexley 105.82England 105
3.8 below the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
16%
Bexley 32.6%England 32%
16.6 percentage points below the area average of 32.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
74%
Bexley 74.6%
0.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
63%
Bexley 73.3%
10.3 percentage points below the area average of 73.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
65%
Bexley 71.9%
6.9 percentage points below the area average of 71.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
43
Bexley 54
10.9 below the area average of 53.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bexley	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	58% Bexley 63.9%England 61%	5.9 percentage points below the area average of 63.9	3 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% Bexley 12.5%England 8%	3.5 percentage points below the area average of 12.5	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Bexley 106.27England 105	1.3 below the area average of 106.3	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Bexley 105.36England 105	3.4 below the area average of 105.4	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	102 Bexley 105.82England 105	3.8 below the area average of 105.8	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	16% Bexley 32.6%England 32%	16.6 percentage points below the area average of 32.6	16 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	74% Bexley 74.6%	0.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	63% Bexley 73.3%	10.3 percentage points below the area average of 73.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	65% Bexley 71.9%	6.9 percentage points below the area average of 71.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	43 Bexley 54	10.9 below the area average of 53.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bexley · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 44.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 56% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 7.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 16% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 14.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 58% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 59.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Willow Bank Primary School Requires improvement at its inspection on 25/04/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Willow Bank Primary School is a primary school in Bexley, postcode SE2 9XB (URN 136932).
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