Grovelands Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2020 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114393
- Address
- Dunbar Drive, BN27 3UW
- Website
- www.grovelands-school.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 699 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 90.3%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsWell below average-3.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 51%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Grovelands Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 28 10 18 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 11 11 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
Reception, Full-time | 90 44 46 |
Year 1 | 90 55 35 |
Year 2 | 93 48 45 |
Year 3 | 92 41 51 |
Year 4 | 92 51 41 |
Year 5 | 92 49 43 |
Year 6 | 93 42 51 |