Grove Primary School

Grove Primary School at a glance

Located in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Grove Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 324 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Grove Primary School is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 45 first choices for 43 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.