Willow Tree Community Primary School, Harrogate

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Willow Tree! We are incredibly proud of our school, our brilliant children and our local community. We are fortunate to have the most incredible facilities, with three school fields, two large playgrounds, an orchard, separate canteen, two halls, gardening and nature areas with a pond and woodland, as well as our own school swimming pool!"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, choir, cooking, gardening and film.

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "In this section Communication School calendar Term dates Letters Home Family Support Wrap around care Clubs Uniform Reporting an absence School meals The PTFA Smartphone-Free-Schools"

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Willow Tree Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Willow Tree Community Primary School as their first choice and 129 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Willow Tree Community Primary School are Hookstone Chase Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 66% reading, 48% maths); St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Starbeck Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 66% reading, 41% maths); and Oatlands Community Junior School (1.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 83% maths).

Willow Tree Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Willow Tree Community Primary School is one of 15 schools run by Northern Star Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Willow Tree Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 12 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Starbeck Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wedderburn Road (opposite), 30 metres away.

In 2024/25, Willow Tree Community Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Willow Tree Community Primary School are St John Fisher Catholic Academy (0.5 miles), St Aidans and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form (0.6 miles), St Aidan's Church of England High School (0.6 miles) and Harrogate High School (0.8 miles).