The Grove Primary School
Hazel Grove, Trowbridge, BA14 0JG
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by The Grove Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Pemberton
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 126255
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
About this school
The Grove Primary School was a community primary school in Trowbridge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 386 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Grove Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - |
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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 382 |
| 2023/24 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grove Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 18.1% | 386 | — |
| The Grove Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 18.9% | 378 | 0.0 miles |
| Holbrook Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 30% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Studley Green Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 53.5% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Newtown Community Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 26.3% | 161 | 0.8 miles |
| Willowbrook Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 52.6% | 85 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Grove Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Holbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Studley Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Newtown Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Willowbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Trowbridge
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Mead School Primary
- Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keevil CofE Primary School Primary
- Newtown Community Primary School Primary
- North Bradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- Southwick Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Grove Primary School teach?
- The Grove Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Trowbridge.
- Has The Grove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Grove Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Grove Primary School?
- The Grove Primary School had 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 66% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 10 July 2024.