Comber Grove School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Comber Grove, London, SE5 0LQ
Website: www.combergrove.co.uk
Telephone: 02077034168
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southwark
Headteacher / Principal: Ms S Bowmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100783

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 238
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.5
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.5 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Children & Family Centre
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3out of 4 1,215 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School
29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT
3out of 4 1,465 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
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4out of 4 1,944 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School
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3out of 4 2,505 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road , SE1 3BW
4out of 4 2,594 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comber Grove School
Comber Grove , Camberwell SE5 0LQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS
3out of 4 235 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS
3out of 4 235 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School
Warham Street , Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX
3out of 4 506 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick Park Primary School
Picton Street , Camberwell SE5 7QH
3out of 4 649 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark All Saints Academy
140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB
3out of 4 250 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP
4out of 4 302 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saint Gabriel's College
Langton Road , SW9 6UL
3out of 4 432 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
South Bank University Academy
Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP
3out of 4 1,435 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Tenison's School
55 Kennington Oval , SE11 5SR
1out of 4 1,532 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ
- not rated 2,502 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY
- not rated 2,612 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT
- not rated 2,639 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 2,239 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
PhoenixPlace
Redcar Street , SE5 0NA
- not rated 147 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highshore School
135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW
3out of 4 316 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Arco Academy
Camberwell Leisure Centre , Artichoke Place SE5 8TS
- not rated 605 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Spa School Camberwell
150 Southampton Way , SE5 7EW
- not rated 866 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Kennington Park Academy
20 Kennington Park Gardens , SE11 4AX
3out of 4 940 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.