Grove Primary School
Chadwell Heath Lane, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4XS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Beverley Komorowska
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 656
- Pupils on roll
- 666
- URN
- 102835
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085903611
About this school
Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 666 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 89% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grove Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 675 |
| 2023/24 | 676 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Primary School compares
Grove Primary School ranked 24th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.1% | 19.3% | 666 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 95% | 3.8% | 14.4% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| Barley Lane Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 840 | 0.7 miles |
| Chadwell Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 675 | 0.7 miles |
| Farnham Green Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 23% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Rose Lane Primary School | 48% | 5.4% | 39% | 582 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.33%
- English as an additional language
- 87.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 12.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Romford
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Barley Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
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Chadwell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Romford
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Farnham Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Rose Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Grove Primary School ranks 7th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Romford.
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
- Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Grove Primary School teach?
- Grove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grove Primary School is Ms Beverley Komorowska, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grove Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Grove Primary School?
- Grove Primary School has 666 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grove Primary School full?
- Grove Primary School has capacity for 656 pupils and 666 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grove Primary School rank locally?
- Grove Primary School ranked 24th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.