Grove Wood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
141052
Address
Grove Road, SS6 8UA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
630 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
46.8%
Girls
53.2%
First language not English
1.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.4%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.6%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 1.4%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Grove Wood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
102
2nd preference
56
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
88
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
88
29
59
Year 1
90
40
50
Year 2
89
50
39
Year 3
91
51
40
Year 4
90
45
45
Year 5
91
42
49
Year 6
89
37
52
Year 2023-2024

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