The Grove Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114046
- Address
- Oakfield Lane, The Grove, DH8 8AP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 178 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 96.1%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingWell below average-5.1
MathsAverage-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 30%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Grove Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 13
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 14.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 17 10 7 |
| Year 1 | 25 16 9 |
| Year 2 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 3 | 23 10 13 |
| Year 4 | 25 12 13 |
| Year 5 | 23 6 17 |
| Year 6 | 21 11 10 |