Grove Primary School
Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Kounnas
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 140823
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502538527
About this school
Grove Primary School is a primary academy in Lowestoft. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 304 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 41 | 44 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 80% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 16% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 82% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.1% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Primary School compares
Grove Primary School ranked 69th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.7% | 19.7% | 304 | — |
| Elm Tree Primary School | 81% | 5.1% | 29.9% | 266 | 0.7 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 46.4% | 184 | 1.0 miles |
| Carlton Colville Primary School | — | — | — | 366 | 1.0 miles |
| Dell Primary School | 47% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 290 | 1.0 miles |
| Pakefield Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 19.6% | 274 | 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)
- 19.66%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Tree Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Westwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Carlton Colville Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Dell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Pakefield Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Lowestoft
Grove Primary School ranks 9th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Lowestoft.
- Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Carlton Colville Primary School Primary
- Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dell Primary School Primary
- Elm Tree Primary School Primary
- Gunton Primary Academy Primary
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Oulton Broad Primary School Primary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
- Red Oak 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 Lowestoft.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grove Primary School is Mrs Rachel Kounnas, 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 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grove Primary School full?
- Grove Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 304 on roll (83%), 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 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.
- Who runs Grove Primary School?
- Grove Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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 76% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 69th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% 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 4.7% 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 1 July 2026.