Grove Primary School
Framfield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 8RQ
304 pupils · 83% of 367 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 October 2022, published 4 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 45 | 75 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 33 | 33 | 65 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 40 | 71 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 46 | 76 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 52 | 82 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 32 | 62 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 43 | 71 | 43 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 47 | 72 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Elm Tree Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Westwood Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Carlton Colville Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dell Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Pakefield Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Phoenix St Peter Academy 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.