The Grove Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Watford, Hertfordshire
WD25 9RH
Composite score
41.6

The Grove Academy at a glance

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire, The Grove Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 486 pupils aged 3 to 11. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The Grove Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#10,337
National rank
#1120
In East of England
#262
In Hertfordshire
Top 70%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 486 % FSM ever-6 33.3% % EAL 42.8% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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