Grove Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Not available
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Slough
Unique reference
149897
Address
Ladbrooke Road, SL1 2SR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1090 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
74.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.7%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 22.8%
Indian 14.7%
Other White 14.6%
African 10.6%
Mixed 10.3%
Other 8.8%
Gypsy/Roma 6.4%
Other Asian 3.5%
White British 2.8%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE16
BiologyGCSE24
Business Studies:SingleGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE2
Design & TechnologyGCSE18
English LanguageGCSE99
English LiteratureGCSE95
FrenchGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Grove Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
35
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
87
46
41
Year 1
87
42
45
Year 2
88
46
42
Year 3
81
40
41
Year 4
83
44
39
Year 5
59
22
37
Year 6
59
37
22
Year 7
96
54
42
Year 8
117
66
51
Year 9
93
54
39
Year 10
131
73
58
Year 11
109
56
53
Year 2024-2025