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South Grove Primary School

Waltham Forest, E17 8PWPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
May 2024
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
68 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1813 of 13,686 nationally

About South Grove Primary School

South Grove Primary School in Waltham Forest has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024, a rating it has held since its last graded inspection in 2019. The school’s leadership and management, as well as its early years provision, were also judged Outstanding. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is five percentage points above the Waltham Forest local authority average of 74%, placing South Grove 14th out of 48 primary schools in the borough and inside the top 25% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 79 reflects solid, above-average performance, though it sits behind the very top performers in the area such as Riverley Primary School and Yardley Primary School.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRingwood Road, London, Waltham Forest, E17 8PW
HeadteacherJulie Maltwood
Local AuthorityWaltham Forest
Number of Pupils460
Free School Meals (FSM)28.8%
School Capacity460 / 420 (110% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (22 May 2024): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 6 Feb 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sensory RoomLibraryPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballCross CountrySwimmingNetballCricketTennisAthletics

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDramaChoirEco Club

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

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:55

Source: southgrove.waltham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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South Grove 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.