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Grove Park School

Church Road, Crowborough, TN6 1BN

Independent

Phase

146

Capacity

4-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 June 2025 and continues as Acre Wood Academy (URN 151783) (opened 1 July 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Cohort Size
14

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
100.0%
Continued in education
100.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
0.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
143
Boys
93 (65%)
Girls
50 (35%)
Capacity
146 (98% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
30.9%
EAL
7.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
7.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.7
Budget per Pupil
£26,710/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
11.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.7%
  • White Other: 5.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.1%
  • Black African: 2.1%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%

79.7%

White British

5.6%

White Other

2.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

office@grove-park.e-sussex.sch.uk

Church Road

Crowborough, South East

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Administrative

URN
114688
UKPRN
10015668
Establishment No.
7021

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