Grove Wood Primary School
Primary schoolGrove Wood Primary School is a primary school in Rochford, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 630 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Grove Wood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Wyburns Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- The FitzWimarc SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Edward Francis Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Edwards Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Rayleigh Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).