Excellence and Equity: The Willow Brook Approach to Inclusive High Achievement

Willow Brook Primary School is a highly respected three-form-entry school within the Griffin Schools Trust, widely regarded across the community for its inclusive practice and proud holder of the Inclusion Quality Mark. IDSR data shows exceptional and consistent outcomes, with a three-year KS2 RWM average of 90% compared with a national figure of 61%, and disadvantaged pupils achieving 88%, significantly above national non-disadvantaged outcomes. Reading, writing and mathematics are all assessed as Above (sig+) over multiple years, demonstrating the strength of teaching across the curriculum, while low and middle prior attainers also perform significantly above national benchmarks. This success reflects Willow Brook’s rigorous, evidence-informed approach, ensuring every pupil is known, supported and challenged to thrive. As part of the Griffin Schools Trust, the school embraces partnership working, continually refining and sharing its practice across the Trust and with the wider sector. Its reputation for exceptional inclusion and strong academic outcomes means Willow Brook regularly welcomes educators seeking to learn from its approach. The school is ideally placed to contribute to the London RISE Open Education Fortnight by showcasing high-impact, replicable provision that secures both excellence and equity for all learners.

Purpose: 

• Showcase practical approaches for embedding inclusive, high-quality teaching across a large primary school.

• Share replicable tools, routines and adaptations that secure strong progress and high attainment for all learners in a three-form-entry context.

• Illustrate the specific structures, lesson design features and intervention methods that distinguish Willow Brook’s practice, enabling visitors to adapt these approaches within their own settings.

Target Audience: 

• School improvement partners, trust leaders and advisors, headteachers and senior leaders seeking to strengthen inclusive provision while sustaining high academic outcomes.

• Leaders from larger primary schools (2–4 form entry) looking for systems that operate effectively at scale.

• Curriculum and assessment leads interested in how Willow Brook secures consistently strong performance across a large staff team.

• Inclusion leaders and SENDCos seeking practical, whole-school approaches that improve progress for diverse learners.

• Teaching and learning leads aiming to refine adaptive practice and ensure curriculum consistency across year groups.