Grove Wood Primary School is a primary school located in Rayleigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Grove Road, Rayleigh

School Information

Address: Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA
Website: www.grovewoodprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01268743445
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Green
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141052

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 631
Number of Boys: 312
Number of Girls: 319

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.5
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Wood Primary School
Grove Road , SS6 8UA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wyburns Primary School
Nevern Road , SS6 7PE
3out of 4 1,061 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Edward Francis Primary School
Uplands Park Road , SS6 8AJ
3out of 4 1,776 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Edwards Hall Primary School
Macmurdo Road , SS9 5AQ
3out of 4 1,863 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rayleigh Primary School
Love Lane , SS6 7DD
4out of 4 2,164 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The FitzWimarc School
Hockley Road , SS6 8EB
2out of 4 1,687 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Sweyne Park School
Sir Walter Raleigh Drive , SS6 9BZ
4out of 4 2,885 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road , Thundersley SS7 2TD
2out of 4 2,954 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.