Grove Wood Primary SchoolEdwards Hall Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Grove Wood Primary School and Edwards Hall Primary School are primary schools.
Grove Wood Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Edwards Hall Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Edwards Hall Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Grove Wood Primary School was judged exceptional and Edwards Hall 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 65.0% for Grove Wood Primary School and 88.0% for Edwards Hall Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Grove Wood Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Edwards Hall Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RayleighGrove Wood Primary School | Leigh-on-SeaEdwards Hall Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 121st of 430 in Essex | 6th of 31 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 632 | 416 | |
| Capacity | 630 | 420 | |
| Location | Rayleigh, SS6 8UA | Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 65.0% | 88.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 14.0% | 16.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | 109.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 632 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.5% | 12.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 5.8% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 5.3% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 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.
Grove Wood Primary School
Edwards Hall Primary School
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