Grove Academy

About Grove Academy

Grove Academy is an all-through school in Slough, Slough, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 1,090 pupils aged 4 to 19 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 12.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 41.1, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Grove Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 36% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. If you are considering Grove Academy, 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.