Grove Road Primary School, Hounslow
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Grove Road Primary School creates a warm, inclusive community where pupils genuinely enjoy attending school. The school excels at supporting vulnerable learners, including those with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, through well-coordinated systems and strong partnerships with families. Pupils benefit from a rich range of enrichment activities and develop as thoughtful, responsible young people who respect diversity.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and effective systems in place
- Positive behaviour and relationships across the school, with pupils caring for one another
- Well-designed personal development programme including music lessons, trips, and opportunities for responsibility
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
- Calm, purposeful start to the school day that creates a positive learning environment
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching quality across classes and subjects - some teachers prioritise task completion over ensuring pupils learn key content
- Teachers sometimes fail to address misconceptions quickly, leaving gaps in pupils' knowledge
- Subject knowledge development in staff has not yet had consistent impact
- Teaching activities for pupils with SEND are not always adapted effectively to meet individual needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons, museum trips, visits to places of worship, enterprise projects, peer mediator and prefect positions, secondary school transition activities
Grove Road Primary School is a welcoming school where pupils enjoy attending and feel a strong sense of belonging. The school has faced challenges including high pupil mobility, but leaders remain focused on improving teaching consistency and outcomes for all pupils.
At a Glance
18.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 64% to 48%. Maths has declined from 68% to 44%. Writing has declined from 72% to 59%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
233 pupils
236 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hounslow
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hounslow
Admissions Demand - Hounslow
Places available
3,226
Applications
3,027
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hounslow (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.87236%
Overall absence
15.46392%
Persistent absence
194
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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