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Grove Academy

General Information

Address: Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR
Phone: 01753517359
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Natalie Wismayer
Age range: 4-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Number of pupils: 990
School capacity: 1940
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 337
% eligible for free school meals: 34.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 32.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 76 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #18 of 18 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#16Western House AcademyGood
#17Willow Primary SchoolGood
#18Grove AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Iqra Slough Islamic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Khalsa Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Montem AcademyOutstanding
#4The Langley Academy PrimaryOutstanding
#5Castleview Primary SchoolGood
#6Cippenham SchoolGood
#7Claycots SchoolGood
#8Colnbrook Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9James Elliman AcademyGood
#10Langley Hall Primary AcademyGood
#11Lynch Hill School Primary AcademyGood
#12Marish Primary SchoolGood
#13Penn Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#14Ryvers SchoolGood
#15The Langley Heritage PrimaryGood
#16Western House AcademyGood
#17Willow Primary SchoolGood
#18Grove AcademyInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,791 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #4 of 22 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#2Langley Hall Primary Academy£8,344
#3Foxborough Primary School£8,088
#4Grove Academy£7,791
#5Colnbrook Church of England Primary School£7,623
#6Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,571

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Marish Primary School£8,414
#2Langley Hall Primary Academy£8,344
#3Foxborough Primary School£8,088
#4Grove Academy£7,791
#5Colnbrook Church of England Primary School£7,623
#6Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,571
#7Castleview Primary School£7,183
#8Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,803
#9Willow Primary School£6,725
#10Claycots School£6,660
#11St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School£6,474
#12Ryvers School£6,417
#13St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,367
#14Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,317
#15Lynch Hill School Primary Academy£6,264
#16The Langley Heritage Primary£6,189
#17Montem Academy£6,077
#18The Langley Academy Primary£5,867
#19James Elliman Academy£5,832
#20Western House Academy£5,806
#21Cippenham School£5,614
#22Khalsa Primary School£5,164

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