South Grove Primary School
Ringwood Road, London, E17 8PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Julie Maltwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 485
- URN
- 103072
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085216000
About this school
South Grove Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 485 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Grove Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 57 | 61 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 79% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 10% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 82% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 80% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 84% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 South 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 | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 471 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Grove Primary School compares
South Grove Primary School ranked 4th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 485 | — |
| Edinburgh Primary School | 57% | 5% | 38.5% | 153 | 0.2 miles |
| Barn Croft Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 22.7% | 170 | 0.3 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 356 | 0.3 miles |
| Mission Grove Primary School | 46% | 6.8% | 33.1% | 805 | 0.3 miles |
| Thomas Gamuel Primary School | 83% | 5.6% | 28.1% | 338 | 0.4 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)
- 30.75%
- English as an additional language
- 60.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 13.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edinburgh Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Barn Croft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Mission Grove Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Thomas Gamuel Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
South Grove Primary School ranks 66th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does South Grove Primary School teach?
- South Grove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of South Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Grove Primary School is Miss Julie Maltwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Grove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South 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 many pupils are at South Grove Primary School?
- South Grove Primary School has 485 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Grove Primary School full?
- South Grove Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 485 on roll (115%), 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 South Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Grove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does South Grove Primary School have?
- The schools register lists South Grove Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have South Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Grove Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- South Grove Primary School ranked 4th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- South Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South 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.