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South Grove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Ringwood Road, London E17 8PW · southgrove.waltham.sch.uk · 020 8521 6000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 90%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.38 mi
- 0.61 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 485
- 65 over 420 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30%
- First language not English
- 60%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.38 mi (612 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.39 mi (624 m). Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 86 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.38 mi0.61 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.39 mi0.62 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.92 mi1.49 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.25 mi0.41 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲90% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲115 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for South Grove Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 91
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (15%) with SEND