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Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Grove Road, Harrogate HG1 5EP · groveroad.n-yorks.sch.uk · 01423 506060
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 273
- 98% of 280 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 36.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 44
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (30%) with SEND