OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Rotherham
Trust
WILLOW TREE ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
271
237 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
140
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
131
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.6 pts
above England
School
28.4%
Rotherham
30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.7 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Rotherham
13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rotherham
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.0%
195
African
8.5%
23
Any other White background
6.6%
18
Indian
3.7%
10
Any other Black background
2.2%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.5%
69 of
271 pupils
4.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Rotherham
66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Rotherham
65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Rotherham
66.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
5.76%
Rotherham
6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.52 pts
higher than
England
School
16.34%
Rotherham
17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.65 pts
higher than
England
School
4.46%
Rotherham
2.07%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
12.2 pts
above England
Greasbrough Primary School
100.4%
Rotherham
88.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.