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Grove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33 8RQ · groveprimaryschool.org · 01502 538527
On the mapSearch near NR33 8RQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 304
- 83% of 367 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 96% 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 | 43 | 45 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Grove Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 89
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (21%) with SEND