The Grove Primary School

The Grove Primary has made significant strides since its last inspection, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. Parents and staff have noted many improvements, highlighting the school's supportive environment and the positive relationships between pupils and teachers. Pupils feel happy, safe, and engaged in learning, contributing to a calm and purposeful school atmosphere. With a revised curriculum that is well-structured to support pupil learning, the school demonstrates a strong commitment to preparing students for future education. The early years provision is also particularly effective, ensuring that children start well in their education journey.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate good behaviour and respond well to high expectations.
• Positive relationships enable a focused learning environment.
• The school has a strong culture of safeguarding and pastoral support.
• Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Pupils enjoy a diverse range of extra-curricular activities.
• SEND pupils receive well-planned support and are fully included.
• Staff feel valued and supported by school leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation across year groups.
• Individual support plans for SEND pupils are too broad and hard to measure.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Grove Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.7% of pupils at The Grove Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Grove Primary School had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.3% of pupils at The Grove Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Grove Primary School received £8,882 and spent £8,879 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £126,000 (£650 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Mowbray Education Trust Limited, income was £7,598 and spending £7,528 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Melton Mowbray · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

The Grove Primary School is part of Mowbray Education Trust Limited, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Brownlow Primary School Melton Mowbray
• John Ferneley College Melton Mowbray
• Sherard Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Ab Kettleby Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Somerby Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Buckminster Primary School Grantham
• Iveshead School Loughborough

What is The Grove Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Grove Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was The Grove Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Grove Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does The Grove Primary School have?

The Grove Primary School has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Grove Primary School cover?

The Grove Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are The Grove Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Grove Primary School?

The Grove Primary School is at Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0HN.