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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL5 1QBThe Grove Junior School
Primary

The Grove Junior School

Primary

St Albans · Harpenden · AL5 1QB http://www.thegrovejunior.co.uk/

Pupils
355
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
355
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
355
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Grove Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+5pp
82%78%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
19%
+4pp
26%19%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
64%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
55%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
355
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QB
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
2024/2582%19%91%64%85%25%86%55%86%83%110.0109.0109.017%355
2023/2477%15%89%56%81%19%89%38%86%89%109.0107.0108.019%359
2022/2374%12%89%49%85%21%89%46%87%88%109.0108.0109.0+2.20+0.80+1.4019%357
2018/1979%26%88%47%90%38%86%41%90%90%108.0107.0109.0+1.10+0.40-0.4015%360
2017/1881%20%91%52%93%36%88%42%99%90%110.0108.0109.0+1.00-0.30-0.4016%356
2016/1779%13%88%49%88%21%88%37%88%88%109.0107.0108.0-0.20-2.00-1.4017%360

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
2024/2535519.517%12%9%3%5%
2023/2435923.019%12%10%3%6%
2022/2335722.319%13%8%3%5%
2021/2234721.518%11%7%3%4%
2020/2133920.814%8%8%
2018/1936022.015%8%10%2%2%
2017/1835621.916%6%9%3%4%
2016/1736022.517%9%10%3%3%

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