The Grove Primary SchoolSt Laurence Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Grove Primary School and St Laurence Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • The Grove Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Laurence Catholic Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Laurence Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Grove Primary School was judged Good and St Laurence Catholic 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 56.0% for The Grove Primary School and 63.0% for St Laurence Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Grove Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Laurence Catholic Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Grove Primary School versus St Laurence Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeThe Grove Primary SchoolCambridgeSt Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking119th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 78th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll224 216
Capacity420 315
LocationCambridge, CB4 2NB Cambridge, CB4 2JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census249 216
Free school meals (ever 6)49.8% 37.0%
English as an additional language34.5% 38.0%
SEN support10.4% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 7.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.8% 15.4% 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.

The Grove Primary School

St Laurence Catholic Primary School

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