Spring Grove Primary School

About Spring Grove Primary School

Spring Grove Primary School sits within the London borough of Hounslow, a local authority with 50 primary schools where only seven currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 17th out of 44 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top 25% of schools nationally. Its nearest Outstanding-rated peer is St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School, 2.2 kilometres away, which tops the local rankings with a score of 97. Belmont Primary School (score 91) and Grove Park Primary School (score 89) also sit above Spring Grove in the local pecking order. Headteacher Susan Colley leads a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 207 families applied for just 30 places, with 63 of those applications listing it as first preference. That works out at nearly seven applicants per place, a clear sign of its popularity among local families.

Academically, Spring Grove performs solidly above the Hounslow average. In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 70%. The school’s overall score of 73 on this metric places it in the top quarter nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 87% met the expected standard in writing, 83% in maths and 80% in reading. At the higher standard, 47% achieved that level in maths, 43% in writing and 33% in reading, while 20% hit the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 108 in maths and 107 in reading. Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection, in June 2024, rated the school Good overall and Good across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2013, but the inspectors found no cause for serious concern.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, a sports hall and a forest school area. Sports provision covers swimming, cricket, football, tennis, athletics and gymnastics, while clubs range from coding and science to gardening and film club. SEND support is well developed, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health challenges. With 16.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a moderately diverse intake. Given its oversubscription rate of 6.9 to one, families should be prepared to apply early and list it as first preference. Spring Grove suits parents who want a well-regarded local primary with strong academic foundations, a good range of enrichment activities, and a clear commitment to inclusion, all within a school that is popular enough to be genuinely competitive to get into.

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