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EnglandLondonWaltham ForestE17 8PWSouth Grove Primary School
Primary

South Grove Primary School

Primary

Waltham Forest · London · E17 8PW www.southgrove.waltham.sch.uk

Pupils
460
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
90%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
460
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
90%
RWM expected · 2024/25
24%
RWM higher · 2024/25
460
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWaltham Forest
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of South Grove Primary School · Primary · Waltham Forest

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
90%
+11pp
90%85%79%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 90%
RWM higher standard
24%
+14pp
24%17%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 24%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
96%
SPAG higher standard
78%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
115.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
460
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Ringwood Road, London, E17 8PW
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2590%24%94%54%92%28%92%46%94%96%109.0109.0115.020%460
2023/2479%10%82%21%82%23%80%25%82%84%107.0107.0112.021%463
2022/2388%23%89%30%89%26%91%40%89%89%108.0109.0112.0-1.10+1.30+0.9019%471
2018/1985%20%87%35%91%31%89%54%91%93%107.0110.0115.0+0.80+1.60+4.0020%458
2017/1887%20%89%35%93%33%89%56%93%89%108.0110.0114.0+0.80+1.20+3.4019%491
2016/1780%8%86%24%93%21%88%36%95%91%106.0109.0110.0+2.00+2.70+4.2023%528

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546021.120%60%31%5%14%
2023/2446321.721%64%28%5%14%
2022/2347122.219%68%29%6%18%
2021/2247521.219%70%29%6%21%
2020/2146923.118%71%26%
2018/1945821.620%77%26%4%6%
2017/1849124.919%79%27%4%8%
2016/1752818.623%81%29%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.