Willow Tree Community Primary School

How places are decided at Willow Tree Community Primary School

Willow Tree Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Willow Tree Community Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Willow Tree Community Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Willow Tree Community Primary School?

Willow Tree Community Primary School has 423 pupils on roll.

What ages does Willow Tree Community Primary School take?

Willow Tree Community Primary School admits pupils aged 0 to 11.

Where is Willow Tree Community Primary School located?

Willow Tree Community Primary School is located in Harrogate, HG2 7SG, North Yorkshire.

How do I apply to Willow Tree Community Primary School?

Willow Tree Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Willow Tree Community Primary School?

When Willow Tree Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A child who, at the time of application, is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority, in the exercise of their social services functions. A 'previously looked after child' is one who is no longer looked after, in England or Wales, because they were immediately adopted or subject to a special guardianship or child arrangements order in relation to whom the child lives. A child is regarded as being in state care outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society; 2. Special social or medical reasons — Children who the authority considers to have special social or medical reasons for admission. We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional. The supporting evidence should set out the particular social or medical reasons why the school in question is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under priority group 2; 3. Children living within the catchment area — Each school has its own catchment area. You can view the catchment maps for each school on the NYC website. Living within the school catchment area DOES NOT guarantee a place at the school in the event that the applications exceed the PAN, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will follow the NYC tie-break criteria. That is: we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to those living nearest the school. If within a priority group there are not enough places for all those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, we will give priority to those children with a sibling living nearest the school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group, a random allocation will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at Willow Tree Community Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.6% of pupils at Willow Tree Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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