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Grove Primary School

Redbridge, RM6 4XSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
101 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3329 of 13,686 nationally

About Grove Primary School

Grove Primary School sits within Redbridge, a London borough with 53 state primary schools, 12 of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. Grove is one of them. In the local authority's ranking based on KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standards, it places 27th out of 50 schools, putting it in the top half but behind the very top performers. The three highest-ranked primaries in Redbridge are Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School, St Bede's Catholic Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School, all of which score higher on the same metric. Grove's nearest Outstanding neighbour is St Bede's, just 0.4 km away. The school is led by headteacher Beverley Komorowska and is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11. It is significantly oversubscribed: for 90 places in 2025/26, there were 238 total applications, with 101 first-preference applications and 84 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChadwell Heath Lane, Romford, Redbridge, RM6 4XS
HeadteacherBeverley Komorowska
Local AuthorityRedbridge
Number of Pupils674
Free School Meals (FSM)19.2%
School Capacity674 / 656 (103% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Jun 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 Jun 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jun 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteForest SchoolSports HallOutdoor PlaygroundArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

CricketTennisFootballRoundersAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

GardeningFilm ClubChessChoirScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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