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The Grove Primary School

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School Development

At The Grove Primary School, we are always striving for excellence and to ensure we are delivering the best possible education and life experiences for our children. In order to continue to grow as a school, we constantly evaluate and reflect upon all the work we do in school. Each academic year, we will as a school create our own School Development Plan. This development plan outlines exactly what we intend to do over the coming year to improve our school in all areas. Our current School improvement Priorities are shown below.

The school improvement priorities have been selected following extensive discussions and consultation with our teachers, governors, parents and pupils as well as representatives from the Local Authority and the wider community.

Priority 1: Increase parental engagement through targeted communication, involvement activities, and community partnerships.

Governor lead: Jayne Baker, Lesley Kendall and Michelle Thompson

Priority 2: Improve outcomes in core subjects (Reading, Writing, Mathematics) so that a greater proportion of pupils meet or exceed age-related expectations.

Governor lead: Michelle Thompson and Rachael Wilkinson

Priority 3: Ensure our curriculum is fit for purpose, promoting resilience, broad personal development, and preparing pupils for future academic and social success.

Governor lead: Carly Grundy

Priority 4: Fully embed a robust, coherent assessment system for safeguarding knowledge and practice among staff in line with the new Ofsted framework.

Governor lead: Dale Checksfield and Vikki Thompson

Parent Voice

Here at The Grove Primary, we value our parents voice and we are always looking to how we can develop as a school. We would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete a short parent questionnaire.

Parent Questionnaire

All responses are collected anonymously we do not collect or store any personal information or contact details. Should you have any personal queries please contact the school office.

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  • Meet The Staff
  • Our Governing Body
  • Premium Allocations
  • Financial Information
  • Safeguarding
  • School Admissions
  • School Attendance
  • School Development
  • School Prospectus
  • School Performance
  • School Policies
  • Statutory Information
  • Job Vacancies

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