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The Grove Academy

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD25 9RH www.thegroveacademy.org.uk

Pupils
486
cap. 710
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Grove Academy · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+10pp
64%48%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
486
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
43%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%0%76%30%73%0%77%27%61%73%106.0106.0107.017%486
2023/2454%5%68%19%62%5%76%13%71%70%103.0103.0105.017%507
2022/2348%3%68%29%56%4%77%21%61%71%105.0105.0106.0+2.30-0.60+2.2014%524
2018/1931%1%48%8%40%11%64%12%56%56%99.0102.0101.0-0.30-2.00+1.6017%627
2017/1841%2%58%16%56%4%61%13%67%60%102.0102.0103.0+1.70+0.00+2.2016%652
2016/1742%6%59%13%63%12%59%15%74%74%101.0101.0104.0+1.50+1.40+1.2018%632

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548621.717%43%33%7%18%
2023/2450725.117%40%35%6%17%
2022/2352423.814%40%36%8%23%
2021/2255525.214%41%34%7%20%
2020/2154223.917%40%29%
2018/1962727.817%40%29%6%15%
2017/1865221.816%37%30%6%15%
2016/1763220.918%34%31%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.