The Grove Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 29 2022 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
- 507 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 40.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 38.1%
Other White 19.3%
Mixed 10.1%
Pakistani 7.7%
Indian 7.3%
African 7.1%
Other 3.9%
Other Asian 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 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 48%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Grove Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 62 33 29 |
Reception, Full-time | 59 24 35 |
Year 1 | 55 24 31 |
Year 2 | 57 31 26 |
Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
Year 4 | 79 34 45 |
Year 5 | 71 28 43 |
Year 6 | 64 34 30 |