SCHOOL PROFILE

Grove Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149604
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 February 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 Southwark
Trust NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 205 194 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 95 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 110 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.8%
22.0 pts above England
School 46.8%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.4%
24.1 pts above England
School 44.4%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
35.6%
73
White British
12.7%
26
Any other Mixed background
8.3%
17
Caribbean
7.8%
16
Any other White background
6.8%
14
Any other Asian background
5.4%
11
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 26.3% 54 of 205 pupils
5.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.3%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 9
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 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

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
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

5.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.84 pts lower than England
School 5.37%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.92%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.90 pts lower than England
School 11.92%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.15%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.34 pts higher than England
School 4.15%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
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

48.8% 39.4 pts below England
Grove Primary School
48.8%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
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