The Grove Primary Academy
Chobham Road, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 8PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Wicksey
- Sponsor
- The Kite Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 142380
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0127622447
About this school
The Grove Primary Academy is a primary academy in Camberley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 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. 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 26 June 2024, 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 | 66 | 63 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 The Grove Primary Academy 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 | 58% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grove Primary Academy compares
The Grove Primary Academy ranked 122nd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.5% | 19.3% | 418 | — |
| Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy | 62% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 308 | 0.3 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 435 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravenscote Junior School | 67% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 617 | 0.5 miles |
| Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy | — | 5.3% | 9.3% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Frimley CofE School | 77% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 336 | 0.9 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)
- 19.33%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 13.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Ravenscote Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Frimley
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Frimley CofE School0.9 miles
Primary · Camberley
Other schools in Camberley
The Grove Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Camberley.
- Cordwalles Junior School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Infant School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Junior School Primary
- Cross Farm Infant Academy Primary
- Frimley CofE School Primary
- Frogmore Infant School Primary
- Frogmore Junior School Primary
- Hawley Primary School Primary
- Heather Ridge Infant School Primary
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
- Lorraine Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Grove Primary Academy teach?
- The Grove Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Camberley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grove Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Grove Primary Academy is Mrs Lynn Wicksey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Grove Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grove Primary Academy, 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 Academy?
- The Grove Primary Academy has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Grove Primary Academy full?
- The Grove Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), 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 The Grove Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Grove Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grove Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Grove Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Grove Primary Academy?
- The Grove Primary Academy is part of THE KITE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Grove Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Grove Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Grove Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Academy rank locally?
- The Grove Primary Academy ranked 122nd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- The Grove Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grove Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grove Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.