Willow Bank Infant School

Pupils

Capacity

180

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

8

Teaching assistants (FTE)

6.1

Leadership (FTE)

1.8

Part-time teachers

64%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

How do I apply for a place at Willow Bank Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Willow Bank Infant School?

Willow Bank Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Willow Bank Junior School, next door. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Willow Bank Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Willow Bank Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Willow Bank Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.