The Grove Special School is a school located in Berwick-upon-Tweed. 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 15/07/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grove Gardens, Berwick-upon-Tweed

School Information

Address: Grove Gardens, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Website: http://www.thegrove.northumberland.sch.uk
Telephone: 01289306390
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Penelope Derries
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122385

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 46
Number of Pupils: 45
Number of Boys: 34
Number of Girls: 11

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:SUPP
England Average:65%

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

School:SUPP
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:SUPP
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:SUPP
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tweedmouth Prior Park First School
Dean Drive , Tweedmouth TD15 2DB 		2out of 4 423 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tweedmouth West First School
Osborne Road , TD15 2HS 		3out of 4 955 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School, Berwick
Prince Edward Road , Tweedmouth TD15 2EX 		3out of 4 1,103 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Spittal Community School
Main Street , Spittal TD15 1RD 		3out of 4 1,453 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England First School
Bell Tower Place , TD15 1NB 		3out of 4 2,197 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Berwick Academy
Adams Drive , Spittal TD15 2JF 		1out of 4 793 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Billendean Terrace , Spittal TD15 2DJ 		3out of 4 513 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Berwick Middle School
Lovaine Terrace , TD15 1LA 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grove Special School
Grove Gardens , Tweedmouth TD15 2EN 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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