Willowfield School

We are a happy, successful, oversubscribed and expanding 11 to 16 Community School in Walthamstow.These are exciting times at Willowfield! We moved into our fantastic new buildings in September 2015 and the enhanced facilities are bringing to life even greater opportunities for our students. OFSTED visited us as in June 2016 and were very impressed with what they saw, commenting upon how we have improved since our last inspection.

We are proud to be a local community school that gives all of our students the best possible start in life. Our school community is amazingly diverse with more than 50 languages spoken. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos characterised by a striking culture of mutual respect and support. Willowfield students are happy effective learners who make great progress. Our ethos and values are centred on developing our young people as great citizens and this infuses the entire curriculum and learning experience. We have strong partnerships with local schools and colleges and are involved in many community projects.

At the end of the Willowfield experience, our students can compete with anyone, anywhere, professionally and personally, in the world that is their future:

• Our school is a safe, happy, exciting place - a vibrant learning hub at the heart of our community
• The student and the learner is at the heart of everything we do - we are driven by the core belief that schools exist for children
• Our students are cared for, nurtured and challenged, enabling them to thrive and flourish, making great progress as learners and people
• We are ambitious and aspirational, inspired by the belief that our students will achieve the most amazing things
• Great lessons complemented by learning experiences beyond the classroom challenge and inspire everyone, whatever their starting point to be the best they can be
• We celebrate success at all levels but address and challenge and intervene immediately when students are not hitting the heights they could reach
• We are a truly International school that celebrates the wonderful diversity of our school community and embraces the wonderful opportunities from being in the heart of the greatest International City
• Difficult beginnings and barriers for our young people are explored and we support them to deal and overcome them
• A difficult start on their learning journey or lack of family support is never an excuse for underachievement
• We are a school where students’ possibilities are not limited by the experiences, aspirations and horizons of their families
• The learning journey for our students is a short one where time is precious - there is an embedded culture of healthy impatience to ensure that we never process underachievement
• Everyone in the school is proud to be at Willowfield and work together to contribute to the great community that is Willowfield
• Staff at all levels and in all roles are committed to giving students the best possible nurturing and challenging experience
• We are reflective, outward facing professionals perennially committed to exploring how we can make the Willowfield experience even better
• Every member of staff is on their own learning journey and we are committed to growing and nurturing everyone in the school community within a learning culture where all have the space to flip from learned to learner
• Our young people develop into great citizens able to play a full, positive and productive part in the 21st century world
• At the end of the Willowfield experience, our students can compete with anyone, anywhere, professionally and personally, in the world that is their future