Guildford Grove School

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Guildford Grove Primary School
Established	2001
Type	Primary
Location	Southway Guildford Surrey England
Students	357^[1]
Ages	3 to 11

Guildford Grove Primary School in Park Barn, Guildford, Surrey caters for 357 students^[1] from the ages of 3-11^[2]. The school also has a specialist sign-supported rescue base on the site that supports pupils with profound hearing impairments^[3]. At the time of the schools first OFSTED Inspection in March 2003 it was reported that most of the pupils came from the local area^[3]

The school has featured in a documentary by Teachers' TV covering the development of garden and wildlife spaces on the school grounds and the role of this in teaching^[4].

[edit] History

This mixed, non-denominational primary school^[5] opened on September 1st 2001 following the closure of four other local primary schools^[3], including Barnwood Primary School and Westwood Park Primary School (Guildford Grove is on the site of the former Westwood Park)^[6].