Grove Primary School

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.

Academically, Grove performs above the Redbridge average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 74% — a very close match. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three was just 8%. Looking at individual subjects, 84% met expectations in maths, 78% in reading and 88% in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in maths and 105 in reading. In the school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2019, it was rated Outstanding overall, with Outstanding for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. The ungraded inspection in June 2025 confirmed that standards were maintained. The previous graded inspection in 2014 had rated the school Good overall, so this represents an improvement in the official rating.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, forest school area, sports hall, outdoor playground, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, tennis, football, rounders, athletics and swimming, while clubs include gardening, film club, chess, choir and science club. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. Parent View responses, based on 26 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show 69% of parents would recommend the school. Strong agreement was highest for the statement 'My child does well at this school' at 31%, and for 'My child is happy at this school' at 42% agreeing and 42% strongly agreeing. This is a school that suits families seeking a well-subscribed, high-Ofsted-rated primary with a broad range of activities and clear SEND support, though those looking for top-tier academic performance may want to compare with the highest-ranked peers in the borough.

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