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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH8 8APThe Grove Primary School
Primary

The Grove Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Consett · DH8 8AP www.thegroveprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
178
cap. 200
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Grove Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
38%
+8pp
75%53%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
5%
Writing expected standard
43%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
38%
SPAG higher standard
0%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

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
178
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Oakfield Lane, The Grove, Consett, DH8 8AP
Local authority
County Durham
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
2024/2538%0%57%5%43%0%62%5%76%38%100.0100.097.022%178
2023/2430%0%65%13%43%0%48%9%78%52%103.0100.0100.024%197
2022/2333%0%81%19%38%5%71%5%57%57%105.0101.0101.0+0.40-5.10-1.7017%195
2018/1975%4%92%25%83%8%92%29%88%92%108.0106.0106.0+6.30+2.80+5.3014%199
2017/1874%0%83%17%78%17%87%4%83%74%106.0103.0103.0+6.50+3.60+3.7016%191
2016/1765%17%65%35%74%17%87%17%83%83%104.0105.0108.0+3.20+2.00+3.5021%196

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
2024/2517818.322%2%44%7%18%
2023/2419718.024%4%40%7%22%
2022/2319519.517%3%39%7%26%
2021/2221118.614%3%40%6%20%
2020/2120019.710%4%34%
2018/1919918.514%4%39%5%11%
2017/1819119.916%5%38%5%17%
2016/1719620.121%6%42%5%8%

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