Primary school

Grove Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Southwark
  • SE22 8AB

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,458 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 96%2022/23: top 46%2023/24: top 61%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · London 72%1/10 Well below London+9.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM16% · London 12%7/10 Above+50 pts
Reading score103 · London 1071/10 Well below London−8.7 pts
Maths score104 · London 1072/10 Well below London+11.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 56 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 62% · 55 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 74% · 58 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 38% · 56 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 63% · 49 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 58% · 43 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 56% · 45 pupils · London 72%74%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 56 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 13% · 55 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 16% · 58 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 56 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 8% · 49 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 9% · 43 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 16% · 45 pupils · London 12%16%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 55 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 56 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 49 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 43 pupils · London 1072024/25: 103 · 45 pupils · London 107107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 56 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 55 pupils · London 1062017/18: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 99 · 56 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 49 pupils · London 1062023/24: 101 · 43 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 45 pupils · London 10710599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 57.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd51
3rd51
Last distance offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

27 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

3 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded · 2 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2022 (inspected as predecessor)

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
  • “When asked what it is they enjoy, they are united in saying that it is because they love learning.”
  • “Across the school, this is evident in the way they engage in their lessons.”

To improve

  • “In a few instances, pupils’ reading books contain sounds that they are not fully secure with.”
  • “On occasion, adults also do not ensure that pupils pronounce sounds precisely.”
  • “While these are typically uncommon occurrences, they still hinder pupils from strengthening their reading fluency and accuracy.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.4%
First language not English46.2%
SEN support22.2%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.9%

Girls 46.6%Boys 53.4%

48.8% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.3
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 7.7
  • Other support 6.4

Teachers 7.9 FTE · Whole workforce 21.9 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,159
Spend per pupil£9,710
Staff spend per pupil£6,656
Reserve per pupil£5
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • +£96,000in-year balance

Grants £10,028 · self-generated £131 · premises £792 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST (20 academies) · trust reserve £4,050,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it