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Grove Junior School

Primary · Nailsea · BS48 4YZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 29 June 2022

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At a glance

227 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hannahmoreandgrove.co.uk
URN
145260

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 29 June 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
North Somerset average63.4%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Red Hill Field Primary SchoolLeicester · 103 miles awayGood77%
Allesley Hall Primary SchoolCoventry · 86 miles awayNeeds attention55%
Wootton Community Primary SchoolRyde · 82 miles awayGood (2019)59%
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolWARRINGTON · 142 miles awayGood71%
Meppershall Church of England AcademyShefford · 111 miles awayGood30%
Childer Thornton Primary SchoolEllesmere Port · 129 miles awayOutstanding77%
Elton Primary SchoolChester · 128 miles awayGood74%
Wildmoor Heath SchoolBracknell · 86 miles awayExpected standard57%
Elworth Hall Primary SchoolSandbach · 120 miles awayGood52%
The Wroxham SchoolPotters Bar · 111 miles awayGood77%
Bottesford Church of England Primary SchoolNottingham · 134 miles awayGood76%
Woodham Ley Primary SchoolBenfleet · 143 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
10 of 10 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (North Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (North Somerset 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (North Somerset 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.55 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Somerset: 2.86 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% moved to another state school · 2% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,038; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,190
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £428,000; in-year balance +£248,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.5%62.3%
Social housing2.3%17.1%
Privately rented21.2%20.5%
Detached houses31.4%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014777 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,000427 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£290,000–£456,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (144)£480,000
Semi-detached (194)£330,000
Terraced (64)£282,500
Flat (25)£220,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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