The Grove School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
146580
Address
Newcastle Road, TF9 1HF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
828 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
6.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.8%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.42
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.3
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 27%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 37%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.51
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE3
Art & DesignGCSE30
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE27
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE128
English LanguageGCSE141
English LiteratureGCSE138
GeographyGCSE64
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Grove School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
130
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
120
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
120
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
138
68
70
Year 8
144
79
65
Year 9
167
92
75
Year 10
147
77
70
Year 11
158
72
86
Year 12
54
29
25
Year 13
20
9
11
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
81.7%
86.5%
Further education
37.0%
19.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
30.0%
17.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
15.0%
43.6%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
8.0%
6.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
61.0%
60.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
17.2%
19.7%
Russell Group
7.0%
17.1%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.3%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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