Brookmead SchoolGrove Road Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brookmead School and Grove Road Primary School are primary schools.
Brookmead School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Grove Road Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brookmead School is ahead on our composite score.
Brookmead School was judged strong and Grove Road Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 83.0% for Brookmead School and 70.0% for Grove Road Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brookmead School (71.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Grove Road Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Leighton BuzzardBrookmead School | TringGrove Road Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | C68/100 | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 180 in Buckinghamshire | 91st of 391 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 307 | 454 | |
| Capacity | 390 | 420 | |
| Location | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX | Tring, HP23 5PD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 83.0% Stronger figure | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 307 | 454 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.2% | 7.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% | 3.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 8.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% | 3.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.3% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brookmead School
Grove Road Primary School
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