Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Grove Primary School

3–11Ages
304Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140823URN

Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

75 applications for 43 places · 85th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 43 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Grove Primary School (URN 124683), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	75	1.7	45	1.05
Sep 2025	33	65	2.0	33	1.00
Sep 2024	40	71	1.8	40	1.00
Sep 2023	45	76	1.7	46	1.02
Sep 2022	45	82	1.8	52	1.16
Sep 2021	33	62	1.9	32	0.97
Sep 2020	43	71	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2019	45	72	1.6	47	1.04
Sep 2018	45	75	1.7	44	0.98
Sep 2017	45	99	2.2	59	1.31
Sep 2016	45	93	2.1	52	1.16
Sep 2015	32	64	2.0	30	0.94
Sep 2014 *	45	96	2.1	54	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%67th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	10%	109	104
2023/24	80%	16%	107	105
2022/23	76%	7%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Elm Tree Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Carlton Colville Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
Dell Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Pakefield Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Phoenix St Peter Academy
2.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Oulton Broad Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Red Oak Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2023

1.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140823 · 935/2025
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 367 pupils · 304 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: Grove Primary School (URN 124683)
Address: Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources