Willow Tree Primary School
0.5 miles462 pupils · KS2 expected standard 66% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
State-funded · All-through · Ealing
Alec Reed Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 19 · Mixed · 1,639 pupils
Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1,639 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 1,895
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Principal
- Mr Matt Hire
- Trust
- THE ALEC REED ACADEMY
- Address
- Bengarth Road, Northolt, UB5 5LQ
- Borough
- Ealing
- Telephone
- 02088414511
- DfE reference (URN)
- 134369
- Website
- alecreedacademy.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)
| Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4 | 90% |
|---|---|
| In a sustained education destination | 90% |
| Going to a school sixth form | 52% |
| Going to a sixth-form college | 5% |
| Going to a further education college or other FE provider | 32% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 0% |
| In sustained employment | 0% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 7% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 168 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 79% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 59% |
| Progressing to further education | 2% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 2% |
| In sustained employment | 14% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 14% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 85 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Reception (4+)
- Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
- National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming
Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open
Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027 (your home borough's date).
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 7 (11+)
- Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open
Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Get a reminder before Alec Reed Academy's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Open days and tours
- Open day · Nursery · 09:00Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:00
Nursery Source
- Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:30Wednesday 14 October 2026, 17:30 to 19:00
16+ Source
- Open day · 16+ · 18:00Wednesday 14 October 2026, 18:00 to 20:00
16+ Source
- Open day · Reception · 09:00Thursday 15 October 2026, 09:00
Reception Source
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.
43 first-preference applications and 238 applications naming it at any preference for 80 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)
| Entry | Places offered | First preferences | All preferences |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 Secondary | 80 | 43 | 238 |
| September 2026 Primary | 36 | 34 | 94 |
| September 2025 Secondary | 101 | 48 | 247 |
| September 2025 Primary | 60 | 56 | 121 |
These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Ealing: Reception offers, September 2026 entry
Across the borough, 90.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.1% were offered one of their preferences (3,394 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026
Ealing: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry
Across the borough, 73% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.7% were offered one of their preferences (3,627 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 20 June 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Sixth-form provision
- Good
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25
- % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 52% · 2023/24: 59%55%This school69%Ealing62%England, state-funded
- % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 8% · 2023/24: 8%8%This school13%Ealing8%England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 104103This school107Ealing106England, state-funded
- Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 104103This school106Ealing105England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 78 pupils in the cohort
GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25
- Attainment 8 score2022/23: 44.8 · 2023/24: 43.445.1This school52Ealing46.1England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 34% · 2023/24: 38%40%This school57%Ealing45%England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 59% · 2023/24: 59%59%This school73%Ealing65%England, state-funded
- % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 27% · 2023/24: 34%38%This school63%Ealing40%England, state-funded
- EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.89 · 2023/24: 3.783.99This school4.85Ealing4.09England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 162 pupils in the cohort
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: CC-This schoolB-EalingB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 29.6 · 2023/24: 30.425.4This school37Ealing35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 31.3 · 2023/24: 31.226.1This school37.1Ealing35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 10% · 2023/24: 14%2%This school21%Ealing18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.44-0.62This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 76 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 45.3% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 59.2%
- Receiving SEN support
- 9.6%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 3.9%
- Girls / boys
- 46% / 54%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 8.2% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 26.7%
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Places
- Places
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,617
Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Gifford Primary School
0.6 miles917 pupils · KS2 expected standard 72% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Northolt High School
0.7 miles772 pupils · Attainment 8 38.3 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Viking Primary School
0.8 miles213 pupils · KS2 expected standard 64% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Bourne Primary School
0.8 miles203 pupils · KS2 expected standard 83% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.