Academy converter · Essex

Grove Wood Primary School

4–11Ages
630Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141052URN

Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

195 applications for 90 places · 211th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

3 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

195 applications · 90 places offered · 93 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.5; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Grove Wood Primary School (URN 131329), 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	90	195	2.2	93	1.03
Sep 2025	90	207	2.3	96	1.07
Sep 2024	90	200	2.2	102	1.13
Sep 2023	90	203	2.3	90	1.00
Sep 2022	90	236	2.6	111	1.23
Sep 2021	90	203	2.3	96	1.07
Sep 2020	90	226	2.5	122	1.36
Sep 2019	90	202	2.2	92	1.02
Sep 2018	90	216	2.4	97	1.08
Sep 2017	90	199	2.2	91	1.01
Sep 2016	90	211	2.3	88	0.98
Sep 2015	90	223	2.5	96	1.07
Sep 2014 *	90	261	2.9	114	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%197th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	14%	107	106
2023/24	81%	10%	107	107
2022/23	63%	10%	105	104

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 Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wyburns Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Edward Francis Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Edwards Hall Primary School
1.7 km · Southend-on-Sea

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Rayleigh Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Lift Westerings
2.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Down Hall Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Fairways Primary School
2.6 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141052 · 881/3833
Trust: Grove Wood Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 630 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Grove Wood Primary School (URN 131329)
Address: Grove Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8UA
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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