Grovelands Community Primary School is a primary school located in Hailsham. 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 22/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Dunbar Drive, Hailsham

School Information

Address: Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW
Website: www.grovelands-school.co.uk/
Telephone: 01323840062
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Goulding
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114393

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 708
Number of Boys: 369
Number of Girls: 339

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.7
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2 to 0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -4.9 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grovelands Community Primary School
Dunbar Drive , BN27 3UW
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Hawkes Farm Academy
Hawks Road , BN27 1ND
3out of 4 1,114 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
White House Academy
Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2FB
1out of 4 1,286 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Phoenix Academy
Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2PH
2out of 4 1,697 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Burfield Academy
Oaklands Way , BN27 3NW
2out of 4 1,746 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hailsham Community College
Battle Road , BN27 1DT
3out of 4 707 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ropemakers' Academy
Reef Way , BN27 1FB
- not rated 1,022 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.