The Grove Primary School
Oakfield Lane, The Grove, Consett, DH8 8AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Bernadette Atkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 114046
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207502938
About this school
The Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Consett. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 179 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 65% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 48% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 52% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 The 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 | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grove Primary School compares
The Grove Primary School ranked 172nd of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.8% | 43.8% | 179 | — |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett | 47% | 5.2% | 26.2% | 75 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | 67% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
| Moorside Primary Academy | 43% | 5.9% | 52.3% | 123 | 0.9 miles |
| Benfieldside Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 59.8% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 52% | 4.1% | 22.2% | 372 | 1.2 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)
- 43.75%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 17.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett0.1 miles
Primary · Consett
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill0.7 miles
Primary · Consett
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Moorside Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Consett
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Benfieldside Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett1.2 miles
Primary · Consett
Other schools in Consett
The Grove Primary School ranks 13th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Consett.
- Benfieldside Primary School Primary
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School Primary
- Castleside Primary School Primary
- Consett Infant School Primary
- Consett Junior School Primary
- Delves Lane Primary School Primary
- Ebchester CofE Primary School Primary
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primary
- Moorside Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primary
- Shotley Bridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Grove Primary School teach?
- The Grove Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Consett.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Grove Primary School is Ms Bernadette Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Grove Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The 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 The Grove Primary School?
- The Grove Primary School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Grove Primary School full?
- The Grove Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 179 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 The Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Grove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Grove Primary School rank locally?
- The Grove Primary School ranked 172nd of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- The Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The 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.