St Robert's Catholic Primary SchoolWillow Tree Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Robert's Catholic Primary School and Willow Tree Community Primary School are primary schools in Harrogate.

  • St Robert's Catholic Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Willow Tree Community Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Robert's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Robert's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Willow Tree Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for St Robert's Catholic Primary School and 61.0% for Willow Tree Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Robert's Catholic Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Willow Tree Community Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Robert's Catholic Primary School versus Willow Tree Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarrogateSt Robert's Catholic Primary SchoolHarrogateWillow Tree Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking66th of 282 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure80th of 282 in North Yorkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll285 415
Capacity280 525
LocationHarrogate, HG1 4AP Harrogate, HG2 7SG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure61.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census285 415
Free school meals (ever 6)10.9% 28.3%
English as an additional language40.7% 19.0%
SEN support15.4% 18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.5% Stronger figure15.3% 15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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 Robert's Catholic Primary School

Willow Tree Community Primary School

Full profiles: St Robert's Catholic Primary School · Willow Tree Community Primary School