Willow Wood Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Redcar Road, Red House, Sunderland, SR5 5AU
Headteacher · Mrs Lindsay Robertson
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils290Capacity 236
OfstedGoodInspected 7 June 2023
Free school meals60.4%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 7 June 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in SunderlandApplications for September 2026
28 of the 38 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered28
Applications62
First choice38
First-choice offers28
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.1 mi
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy0.5 mi
- Hylton Red House Nursery School0.5 mi
- Southwick Community Primary School0.7 mi
- Grange Park Primary School1.2 mi