The Grove School

The Grove School at a glance

Located in Market Drayton, Shropshire, The Grove School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 815 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.5, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.4 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering The Grove School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.