Grovelands Primary School

About Grovelands Primary School

Grovelands Primary School sits slightly above the Surrey local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 69% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 66%. That three-point gap is modest but meaningful, particularly given the school’s intake profile: 30.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national primary average, which suggests the school is adding genuine value. In the Elmbridge borough ranking, Grovelands places 14th out of 21 primary schools on this same metric, putting it in the middle tier locally. Nationally, it sits in the 33rd percentile among all primary schools, and in the South East region it ranks 642nd out of 2,034. These are solid, not spectacular, figures — the school is performing reliably above the local norm without breaking into the top tier.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the picture is mixed. Reading is the strongest subject: 82% of pupils reached the expected standard and 41% achieved a higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Maths follows closely with 77% at expected and 38% at higher, averaging 106. Writing lags a little, with 73% at expected and just 19% at the higher standard. Only 12% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2023, confirmed it remains Good — a rating it has held since at least 2013. The 2017 graded inspection rated leadership, early years provision and overall effectiveness all as Good. There is no Progress 8 data available for this primary, so it is hard to isolate pupil progress from attainment, but the results suggest a school that delivers consistent, above-average outcomes.

Grovelands is oversubscribed: for 60 places in 2025/26, it received 157 applications, with 59 first-preference applications and 53 offers made to first-preference families — a ratio of 2.62 applicants per place. The school runs a nursery provision for children from age three and offers a wide range of facilities including a Forest School, sports hall, gymnasium, art studios and playing fields. Sports on offer include swimming, netball, cricket and athletics, while clubs range from coding and gardening to film and eco club. The SEND provision is notably comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. This breadth of support, combined with above-average academic outcomes and strong local demand, makes Grovelands a practical choice for families in Elmbridge who want a well-resourced, inclusive primary that performs reliably above the Surrey average.

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