Grove Road Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
145255
Address
Grove Road, HP23 5PD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
454 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
7%
Persistent absence
4.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.2%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 2.6%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Grove Road Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
62
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
18
10
Reception, Full-time
60
37
23
Year 1
61
33
28
Year 2
60
35
25
Year 3
61
34
27
Year 4
59
29
30
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
61
30
31
Year 2024-2025

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