Grovelands Primary School
Terrace Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 2EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Mr Dan Tuck
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 482
- URN
- 125056
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932227816
About this school
Grovelands Primary School is a community primary school in Walton on Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 482 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 59 | 82 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 69% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 12% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Grovelands 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 507 |
| 2023/24 | 508 |
| 2024/25 | 479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grovelands Primary School compares
Grovelands Primary School ranked 34th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.9% | 31.8% | 482 | — |
| Walton Oak Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 421 | 0.8 miles |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 574 | 0.9 miles |
| Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.5% | 8% | 85 | 1.0 miles |
| Hawkedale Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 206 | 1.2 miles |
| Chennestone Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 282 | 1.3 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)
- 31.79%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 19.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walton Oak Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Ashley Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
Hawkedale Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sunbury on Thames
-
Chennestone Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Common questions
- What year groups does Grovelands Primary School teach?
- Grovelands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walton on Thames.
- Who is the head of school of Grovelands Primary School?
- The head of school of Grovelands Primary School is Mr Dan Tuck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grovelands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grovelands 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 Grovelands Primary School?
- Grovelands Primary School has 482 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grovelands Primary School full?
- Grovelands Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 482 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 Grovelands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grovelands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grovelands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grovelands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Grovelands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grovelands Primary School rank locally?
- Grovelands Primary School ranked 34th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grovelands Primary School's absence rate?
- Grovelands Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grovelands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grovelands 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 30 June 2026.