Guildford Grove School
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Guildford Grove Primary School in Park Barn
, Guildford
, Surrey
caters for 357 students from the ages of 3-11.
The school also has a specialist sign-supported rescue base on the site that supports pupils with profound hearing impairment
s. At the time of the school's first OFSTED
Inspection in March 2003 it was reported that most of the pupils came from the local area.
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.
opened on September 1, 2001 following the closure of four other local primary schools,
including Barnwood Primary School and Westwood Park Primary School (Guildford Grove is on the site of the former Westwood Park).
Park Barn Estate
The Park Barn Estate is a housing estate in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is bordered to the south by the Guildford to Reading railway line, the east by the A3 and Woodbridge Hill, the north by the Aldershot Road and Rydeshill, and the west by Broadstreet Common. The Surrey Advertiser...
, Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
caters for 357 students from the ages of 3-11.
The school also has a specialist sign-supported rescue base on the site that supports pupils with profound hearing impairment
Hearing impairment
-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
s. At the time of the school's first OFSTED
Office for Standards in Education
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
Inspection in March 2003 it was reported that most of the pupils came from the local area.
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.
History
This mixed, non-denominational primary schoolopened on September 1, 2001 following the closure of four other local primary schools,
including Barnwood Primary School and Westwood Park Primary School (Guildford Grove is on the site of the former Westwood Park).