Grand Bend Public School
15 Gill Rd · Grand Bend · N0M1T0 · Lambton Kent DSB
One of Forest’s 4 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Grand Bend Public School. Every school in and around Forest →
What stands out about Grand Bend Public School
- A typical size: 270 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 reading, at 72% where the middle in Ontario is 88%.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- An English public school, run by Lambton Kent DSB.
How Grand Bend Public School does on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Grand Bend Public School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 73% | 76% | Middle fifth | −5 |
| Grade 3 writing | 57% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −13 |
| Grade 3 math | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | −9 |
| Grade 6 reading | 72% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −9 |
| Grade 6 writing | 80% | 86% | Fourth fifth | −10 |
| Grade 6 math | 44% | 51% | Fourth fifth | −24 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How Grand Bend Public School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Grand Bend Public School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Forest’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Grand Bend Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Grand Bend Public School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Grand Bend Public School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bend Public School | English public | English | 270 | Fourth fifth | |
| Stephen Central Public School | English public | English | 135 | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel School | English Catholic | English | 130 | – | 13 km |
| St Boniface Separate School | English Catholic | English | 230 | Top fifth | 16 km |
| Sacred Heart Separate School | English Catholic | English | 110 | Fourth fifth | 18 km |
| Parkhill-West Williams School | English public | English | 190 | Bottom fifth | 18 km |
| McGillivray Central School | English public | English | 130 | Middle fifth | 19 km |
Elementary schools near Grand Bend Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Grand Bend Public School
Who runs Grand Bend Public School?
Lambton Kent DSB: Grand Bend Public School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Grand Bend Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Grand Bend Public School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Grand Bend Public School?
The closest schools are Stephen Central Public School (13 km), Our Lady of Mt Carmel School (13 km) and St Boniface Separate School (16 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).