St Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolWillow Brook Primary School Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School and Willow Brook Primary School Academy are primary schools in London.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Infant School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Willow Brook Primary School Academy scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Willow Brook Primary School Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Infant School was judged strong and Willow Brook Primary School Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Willow Brook Primary School Academy (90.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School versus Willow Brook Primary School Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSt Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolLondonWillow Brook Primary School AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100A85/100Stronger figure
Local ranking49th of 50 in Waltham Forest 4th of 50 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll132 660
Capacity180 675
LocationLondon, E10 7BL London, E10 7BH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported89.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported31.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported111.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census128 664
Free school meals (ever 6)26.1% 23.9%
English as an additional language50.8% 43.7%
SEN support14.8% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.3% 14.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

Willow Brook Primary School Academy

Full profiles: St Joseph's Catholic Infant School · Willow Brook Primary School Academy