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Grove Wood Primary School

Rochford, SS6 8UAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
96 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1254 of 13,686 nationally

About Grove Wood Primary School

Grove Wood Primary School in Rochford was judged Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in December 2024. Inspectors awarded the top grade across every single category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school has held an Outstanding rating since at least its previous inspection in 2017, when it also received the highest possible marks for overall effectiveness, early years provision, and leadership. But the most telling metric for parents is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard. In the 2023/24 academic year, 81% of pupils reached this benchmark, which is significantly above the Essex local authority average of 62%. That performance places Grove Wood 6th out of 19 primary schools in the Rochford district, and in the top 10% nationally. The school is clearly delivering strong academic outcomes across the board.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressGrove Road, Rayleigh, Rochford, SS6 8UA
HeadteacherRichard Green
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils632
Free School Meals (FSM)9.2%
School Capacity632 / 630 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Source: grovewoodprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Grove Wood Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.