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Comber Grove School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Lorram Black

location_onLondon, SE5 0LQ

language Visit Website phone 2077034168

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

180

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Expected Standard

16%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Comber Grove School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Comber Grove School is a community school in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 16% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #65 of 69 primaries in Southwark and #14,315 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

16%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading32% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing37% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths21% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

16%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading50% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing25% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths31% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.8

-5.3 to -0.6

-6.2

Write

LA 1.3

-8.4 to -3.9

-6.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-8.3 to -3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 1.0

-5.2 to -1.5

2.0

Write

LA 1.0

0.2 to 3.7

-3.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-5.5 to -2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 67%

Reading79% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 78%

Maths76% LA 78%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.1

0 to 4

1.7

Write

LA 1.1

-0.2 to 3.6

1.9

Maths

LA 1.3

0.1 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

02 April 2019

Inspection Report

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06 May 2015

Inspection Report

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17 July 2013

Inspection Report

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15 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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20 January 2009

Inspection Report

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04 December 2007

Inspection Report

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22 November 2005

Inspection Report

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03 April 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 124 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	124	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	139	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	150	1	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	170	3	1.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	7	3.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	261	5	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	293	9	3.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	296	2	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	291	4	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	309	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	306	3	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	307	2	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	325	0	0.0%	0.5%