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Willow Tree Primary School

Academy converter · Watford · WD18 6LL

Ages 3–11 · 185 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill68%

185 pupils · 274 places

Pupils on roll
185
Boys / girls
104 / 81
School capacity
274
Capacity fill
185 / 274 (68%)
Free school meals
29.2%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Tanya Mortlock

Location

Address
Tolpits Lane
Postcode
WD18 6LL
Town
Watford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Watford, Hertfordshire, 185 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29.2%.

Open schools in Watford
52
Primary schools in Watford
36
Academies among open schools in Watford
37% (19)
Open schools in WD18
12
Primary in WD18
8
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Laurance Haines School

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    • Absence5.2%
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  • Field Junior School

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM20.9%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tanya Mortlock
Telephone
01923225188
Website
http://www.willowtree.herts.sch.uk

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