Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Popular emoji_events #18 in Redbridge public Top 14% UK

Grove Primary School

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

personMs Beverley Komorowska

location_onRomford, RM6 4XS

language Visit Website phone 2085903611

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

675

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Grove Primary School is a Community school primary school in Romford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grove Primary School is a community school in Romford, Redbridge, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 674 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 49 primaries in Redbridge and #1,212 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 72%

Reading86% LA 79%

Writing88% LA 81%

Maths87% LA 80%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading78% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 81% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.5

0.7 to 3.3

2.1

Write

LA 0.9

0.8 to 3.4

2.4

Maths

LA 1.9

1.2 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.5

1.8 to 4.5

0.7

Write

LA 1.4

-0.5 to 1.9

2.9

Maths

LA 1.5

1.8 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 68%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 81%

Maths90% LA 78%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.4

1.1 to 4.3

1.5

Write

LA 1.1

0 to 3

1.8

Maths

LA 1.4

0.4 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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14 June 2010

Inspection Report

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26 February 2007

Inspection Report

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25 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-08

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 674 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	674	2	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	665	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	680	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	676	1	0.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	670	2	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	678	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	675	1	0.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	676	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	676	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	673	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	673	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	678	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	679	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	672	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	682	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	682	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	677	1	0.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	681	1	0.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	681	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	666	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	651	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	650	3	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	651	3	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	651	8	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	651	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	657	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 52 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 42 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils