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

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.30

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

490.0

EBacc APS · 2018/19

872

Pupils · 2017/18

EAL · 2017/18

20%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.30

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

490.0

EBacc APS · 2018/19

872

Pupils · 2017/18

EAL · 2017/18

20%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.30

Progress 8 · 2018/19

13%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

490.0

EBacc APS · 2018/19

872

Pupils · 2017/18

EAL · 2017/18

20%

Persistent abs. · 2017/18

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityShropshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio13.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

57%

+3pp

57%56%54%

'17'18'19

'19 · 57%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

34%

0pp

34%31%28%

'17'18'19

'19 · 34%

Attainment 8

41.0

+0.7

41.040.540.1

'17'18'19

'19 · 41.0

Progress 8

-0.30

-0.3-0.5-0.7

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.3

EBacc entry

13%

+1pp

41%27%12%

'17'18'19

'19 · 13%

EBacc APS

490.0

-15.3

505.3497.6490.0

'18'19

'19 · 490.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8-0.30

Below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

20.7

-5.1

31.926.320.7

'17'18'19

'19 · 20.7

A-level value added

-0.53

-0.2

-0.1-0.3-0.5

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.5

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-6pp

24%12%0%

'17'18'19

'19 · 0%

Average A-level grade

-1

C+C-D

'17'18'19

'19 · D

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.53

Well below average

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Pupils & context

2017/18

Pupils on roll

872

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.7

Workforce data · 2018/19

EAL

FSM eligible

28%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Newcastle Road, Market Drayton, TF9 1HF

Local authority

Shropshire

Website

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Telephone

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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
2018/19	57%	34%	41.0	-0.30	13%	490.0	15%	797
2017/18	54%	34%	40.3	-0.32	12%	505.3	15%	872
2016/17	57%	28%	40.1	-0.65	41%	—	44%	899

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	20.7	D	-0.53	0%	55
2017/18	25.8	C-	-0.29	6%	73
2016/17	31.9	C+	-0.13	24%	57

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2017/18	872	16.3	6%	4%	28%	7%	20%
2016/17	899	16.9	6%	3%	28%	6%	16%