The Grove School | Secondary with sixth form in Market Drayton, Shropshire | Ofsted & DfE

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

484.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

815

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

484.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

815

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

39.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

37%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

484.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

815

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityShropshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Grove School · Secondary with sixth form · Shropshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

55%

+2pp

71%62%53%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

28%

+3pp

46%36%25%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 28%

Attainment 8

39.5

+1.4

46.642.438.1

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39.5

EBacc entry

37%

+6pp

37%23%10%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

EBacc APS

484.2

-37.0

521.2486.0450.8

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 484.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

27.8

+7.5

32.926.620.3

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27.8

A-level value added

-0.09

+0.9

-0.1-0.5-1.0

'24'25

'25 · -0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

0pp

0%0%0%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

C-

C+C-D

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

815

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Newcastle Road, Market Drayton, TF9 1HF

Local authority

Shropshire

Website

http://groveschoolmarketdrayton.co.uk/

Telephone

01630652121

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	55%	28%	39.5	Not applicable	37%	484.2	37%	815
2023/24	53%	25%	38.1	-0.48	30%	521.2	31%	828
2022/23	62%	37%	43.0	-0.42	27%	498.7	28%	848
2021/22	71%	46%	46.6	-0.01	10%	450.8	17%	818

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	27.8	C-	-0.09	0%	47
2023/24	20.3	D	-0.98	0%	31
2022/23	24.5	D+	—	0%	40
2021/22	32.9	C+	—	0%	19

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	815	16.8	18%	5%	29%	9%	23%
2023/24	828	19.3	14%	6%	26%	11%	30%
2022/23	848	—	15%	5%	28%	11%	32%
2021/22	818	17.0	15%	5%	26%	10%	33%
2020/21	781	15.5	14%	5%	27%	—	—
2018/19	797	—	10%	4%	29%	6%	16%