Academy converter · Southwark

Grove Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149604URN

Grove Hill Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

49 applications for 20 places · 37th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

23 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Dog Kennel Hill School, URN 100786
12 September 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Dog Kennel Hill School, URN 100786

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Southwark median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.5; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 4.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 4.3; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 4.3; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2022 3.8; Southwark median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 3.7; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2020 3.0; Southwark median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Southwark median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.3; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2017 4.0; Southwark median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 4.6; Southwark median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 5.3; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 5.6; Southwark median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Southwark median

Dashed bars: as Dog Kennel Hill School (URN 100786), 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	20	49	2.5	17	0.85
Sep 2025	18	75	4.2	15	0.83
Sep 2024	18	78	4.3	16	0.89
Sep 2023 *	23	99	4.3	20	0.87
Sep 2022 *	21	79	3.8	18	0.86
Sep 2021 *	32	119	3.7	29	0.91
Sep 2020 *	47	143	3.0	27	0.57
Sep 2019 *	48	165	3.4	36	0.75
Sep 2018 *	60	196	3.3	47	0.78
Sep 2017 *	60	240	4.0	47	0.78
Sep 2016 *	60	278	4.6	48	0.80
Sep 2015 *	60	320	5.3	65	1.08
Sep 2014 *	60	337	5.6	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 84% · Maths 71% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%56th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	16%	103	104
2023/24	58%	9%	104	101
2022/23	63%	8%	104	103

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

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

6.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Belham Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lyndhurst Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bessemer Grange Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bellenden Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Good2024

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Good2022

2.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149604 · 210/2161
Trust: Nexus Education Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 46.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Dog Kennel Hill School (URN 100786)
Address: Grove Hill Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8AB
Local authority: Southwark

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