The Grove Primary Academy, Camberley
The Grove Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Camberley, part of The Kite Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 11 schools in Camberley with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Grove Primary Academy in detail
The Grove Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our children, staff and governors I welcome you to The Grove Primary Academy. The Grove is a vibrant, exciting school where children thrive in a nurturing and diverse environment. Our pupils have positive attitudes to learning and show great care and respect for one another. Pupils are enthusiastic to attend this school."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 at 11am and an open day on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Surrey
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at The Grove Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 79% in maths).
Getting a place at The Grove Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put The Grove Primary Academy as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Grove Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Grove Primary Academy are Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 64% maths); St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 94% reading, 92% maths); Ravenscote Junior School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 75% maths); and Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy (0.9 miles, Good).
The Grove Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Lakeside Nursery & Primary AcademySt Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolRavenscote Junior SchoolSandringham Infant & Nursery Academy
The trust
The Grove Primary Academy is one of 9 schools run by The Kite Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
15.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 40 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 38 (9.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
The Grove Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 14 places, 16 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Frimley Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bicknell Road (opposite), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Grove Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
The Grove Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Grove Primary Academy are Tomlinscote School (0.3 miles) and Kings International College (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are enthusiastic to attend this school. Their attitudes to learning are highly positive, and staff share this positivity and belief. The school is an inclusive and welcoming environment. This is evident through how pupils treat each other. One pupil, reflecting on the school's value of diversity, said, 'Difference doesn't matter because we are all unique.'
Pupils achieve well. They relish learning across a broad range of subjects. The carefully curated approach to inclusive learning ensures that pupils are supported well. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), welcome thoughtful help from adults. They know they will be quickly and effectively supported with learning and wider development.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The curriculum design is ambitious. The trust and school have worked together to create a carefully sequenced curriculum that methodically builds pupils' understanding over time. Pupils are provided with purposefully designed opportunities to practise and demonstrate their learning. For example, in Reception, children explore a variety of sculpture mediums such as clay and rope. In key stage 1, pupils study artists who use these in their art. This prepares them for key stage 2, when they compare the works of Henry Moore and Judy Tadman, who specialise in these areas. This helps pupils to build knowledge well over time. From Reception onwards, pupils are taught and confidently use key vocabulary. They have well-developed listening and attention skills. This is particularly evident in Reception, where children get off to a strong start.
The school's recent adaptations to the curriculum are insightful and innovative. However, they are not yet fully implemented. In some subjects, staff do not check what pupils know and can do in sufficient detail and use this information to inform future teaching. As a result, pupils' achievement is sometimes variable across different subjects. Support for pupils with SEND is of the highest standard. The school ensures that pupils in the specially resourced provision have strong access to the full curriculum and are supported to achieve well.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
15.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
26.2
Infant (KS1)
32.7
KS2
13
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Grove Primary Academy.
- Kumon Frimley Study Centre160m away · Not yet graded
- Complete St Augustines550m away · Not yet graded
- Complete Tomlins550m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Grove Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Grove Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Grove Primary Academy is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
421 pupils
420 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Camberley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Camberley
Across Surrey council
Places available
13,004
Applications
11,426
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
18.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Grove Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 14 places, 16 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
418
Total Pupils
228
Boys
190
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,369
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,277
Per pupil
£2374k
Total funding
£112k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
391
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Grove Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about The Grove Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at The Grove Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at The Grove Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is The Grove Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Grove Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Grove Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Grove Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Grove Primary Academy?
The Grove Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at The Grove Primary Academy?
Classes at The Grove Primary Academy average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 8 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to The Grove Primary Academy?
The Grove Primary Academy has around 418 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
Does The Grove Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
The Grove Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 14 places, 16 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at The Grove Primary Academy?
5.5% of sessions were missed at The Grove Primary Academy in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Grove Primary Academy?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming The Grove Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does The Grove Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of The Grove Primary Academy: Kumon Frimley Study Centre (160m away, registered, not yet graded), Complete St Augustines (550m away, registered, not yet graded) and Complete Tomlins (550m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Grove Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Grove Primary Academy?
The Grove Primary Academy is at Chobham Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)