The Grove Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138507
- Address
- Fourth Avenue, WD25 9RH
- Website
- www.thegroveacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 486 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 42.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 35.6%
Other White 18.7%
Mixed 10.7%
Pakistani 8.4%
Indian 8%
African 7.2%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 3.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAbove average2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Grove Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 50 25 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 28 29 |
| Year 1 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 2 | 55 25 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 5 | 76 33 43 |
| Year 6 | 71 27 44 |