Grove Park Primary School, Sittingbourne
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Grove Park Primary School excels at creating a warm, inclusive community where every child feels valued and safe. The school offers exceptional personal development and enrichment opportunities, with strong pastoral support helping pupils build resilience and confidence. Staff know pupils well and provide high-quality care that supports their wellbeing and emotional development.
Key Strengths
- Excellent personal development programme teaching British values, respect and healthy relationships in age-appropriate ways
- Wide range of well-attended enrichment activities including sports, choir, cooking club and extensive leadership roles
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and systematic identification of pupils needing support
- High-quality pastoral care woven through school life, supporting pupils' social, emotional and mental health needs
- Polite, well-mannered pupils with positive attitudes who demonstrate the school's values of respect and responsibility
Areas for Improvement
- Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is below national standards, with gaps not being addressed urgently enough
- Teacher questioning is sometimes imprecise, failing to identify and address misconceptions in pupils' learning
- Progress in achieving improved outcomes is in early stages with limited impact currently visible across the school
- Attendance remains a concern despite recent improvements, requiring sustained effort to ensure all pupils attend regularly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, choir, cooking club, school council, social time rangers, diversity ambassadors, care home visits, food bank collections, charity events
Grove Park Primary School provides a caring, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, with strong pastoral support and personal development. However, attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remains below national standards, and gaps in core skills are not being addressed with sufficient urgency.
At a Glance
30.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 59%. Maths has declined from 52% to 46%. Writing has improved from 38% to 61%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
392 pupils
420 capacity
28 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sittingbourne
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sittingbourne
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,144
Applications
16,524
Got 1st preference
90.6%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.55304%
Overall absence
13.27913%
Persistent absence
369
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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