Grove Primary School
Grove Hill Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Galiema Amien-Cloete
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 149604
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072741829
About this school
Grove Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 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 23 February 2022, 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Dog Kennel Hill School (URN 100786).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Primary School compares
Grove Primary School ranked 57th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 43.4% | 205 | — |
| Goose Green Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 5.5% | 49.3% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| The Belham Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 385 | 0.4 miles |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 26.2% | 495 | 0.4 miles |
| Bessemer Grange Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 27.2% | 515 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 400 | 0.5 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)
- 43.43%
- English as an additional language
- 46.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 11.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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Goose Green Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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The Belham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Lyndhurst Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Bessemer Grange Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Grove Primary School ranks 838th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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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 London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Grove Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Grove Primary School is Ms Galiema Amien-Cloete, 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 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grove Primary School full?
- Grove Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 205 on roll (49%), 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 NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Grove Primary School rank locally?
- Grove Primary School ranked 57th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 5.4% 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 10 July 2026.