South Grove Primary SchoolBarn Croft Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

South Grove Primary School and Barn Croft Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • South Grove Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Barn Croft Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). South Grove Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • South Grove Primary School was judged Outstanding and Barn Croft Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 90.0% for South Grove Primary School and 68.0% for Barn Croft Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at South Grove Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Barn Croft Primary School (34.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

South Grove Primary School versus Barn Croft Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSouth Grove Primary SchoolLondonBarn Croft Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking19th of 51 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure48th of 51 in Waltham Forest
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll460 183
Capacity420 210
LocationLondon, E17 8PW London, E17 8SB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard24.0% 26.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census460 183
Free school meals (ever 6)30.8% 22.7%
English as an additional language60.4% 31.1%
SEN support13.9% 18.6%
SEN with an EHC plan6.1% 12.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.0% 5.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

South Grove Primary School

Barn Croft Primary School

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