Grove Church of England School is a primary school located in Wantage. 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 09/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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North Drive, Wantage

School Information

Address: North Drive, Wantage, OX12 7PW
Website: www.groveprimary.org
Telephone: 01235769867
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Susan Gould
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140474

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1.4
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Church of England School
North Drive , Grove OX12 7PW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
School Lane , Grove OX12 7LB
2out of 4 531 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wantage Primary Academy
Rutherford Road , OX12 7GQ
- not rated 2,232 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Charlton Primary School
Charlton Village Road , OX12 7HG
3out of 4 2,555 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
The Causeway , OX12 0JN
3out of 4 2,652 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fitzwaryn School
Denchworth Road , OX12 9ET
4out of 4 2,330 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Manor Farm, Manor Road , OX12 8HJ
- not rated 2,810 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.