Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Romford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.873 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Grove Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Grove Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.873 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under its sibling criterion, which offered all on-time sibling applications, lived 0.873 miles from the school.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 88 first-choice applications for 90 offers: 86 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chadwell Heath Lane, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4XS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 666 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Grove Primary is a caring and happy school where pupils’ love of learning is nurtured.”
- “During pupils’ time here, they become ‘respect rockstars’ and ‘truth heroes’, proudly living out the school’s values.”
- “It is a safe environment where highly positive relationships are formed.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, support is not precisely matched to pupils’ needs and next steps.”
- “As a result, some pupils with SEND are not as well supported as they could be.”
- “This affects their achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 88 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barley Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chadwell Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Farnham Green Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- William Torbitt Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Goodmayes Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Downshall Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published