Willow Wood Community Primary School
Primary schoolWillow Wood Community Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 290 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Willow Wood Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)100 m
- Red House AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- Northern Saints Church of England AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met830 m
- Southwick Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Harry Watts AcademySpecial. Outstanding (overall), July 20231.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).