Willow Tree Primary School, Salford

In its own words: "Welcome to Willow Tree Primary School. As you can see we are have a wonderful school building filled with wonderful children and staff. We welcome children from the ages of three through to the age of eleven. We believe that a desire for life long learning starts with a good experience at school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, homework club and philosophy.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Willow Tree Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 73 families put Willow Tree Primary School as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Willow Tree Primary School are Holy Family VA RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 66% reading, 52% maths); Lark Hill Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths); St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles); and St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 74% maths).

Willow Tree Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Willow Tree Primary School (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Black (22%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 99 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 10 (2.1%) 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 tram or metro stop is Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink), about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jubilee Street (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Willow Tree Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Willow Tree Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Willow Tree Primary School are Buile Hill Academy (0.6 miles), AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK (0.7 miles), All Hallows RC High School (0.8 miles) and Oasis Academy MediaCityUK (0.9 miles).