SCHOOL PROFILE

Grove Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 145260
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Somerset
Trust LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 227 227 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 108 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 119 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.8%
12.0 pts below England
School 12.8%
North Somerset 16.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.5%
12.8 pts below England
School 7.5%
North Somerset 9.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
North Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.3%
189
Any other White background
9.3%
21
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
4
Any other Asian background
1.3%
3
White and Asian
1.3%
3
African
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.0% 34 of 227 pupils
5.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.0%
North Somerset 18.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.6% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 8.2 pts below
EHC plans 8.4% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 6
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
North Somerset 60.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
North Somerset 73.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
North Somerset 71.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
North Somerset 71.6%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.26 pts lower than England
School 3.96%
North Somerset 5.97%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.26 pts lower than England
School 6.56%
North Somerset 14.19%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 0.41%
North Somerset 1.68%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.6% 6.4 pts above England
Grove Junior School
94.6%
North Somerset
87.8%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information