The Grove Academy

General Information

Address: Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH
Phone: 01923674463
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hennigan
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 473
School capacity: 710
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 143
% eligible for free school meals: 34.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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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: 6.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.5%
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: 13.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 33 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

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

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Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £6,653 (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 16 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#2Central Primary School£6,807
#3Coates Way JMI and Nursery School£6,781
#4The Grove Academy£6,653
#5Watford St John's Church of England Primary School£6,424
#6Leavesden JMI School£6,263

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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.

#1Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery£7,129
#2Central Primary School£6,807
#3Coates Way JMI and Nursery School£6,781
#4The Grove Academy£6,653
#5Watford St John's Church of England Primary School£6,424
#6Leavesden JMI School£6,263
#7Cherry Tree Primary School£6,260
#8Lanchester Primary School£6,183
#9St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,082
#10The Orchard Primary School£6,024
#11Laurance Haines School£5,989
#12Knutsford Primary Academy£5,975
#13Beechfield School£5,946
#14Ascot Road Primary School£5,828
#15Holy Rood Catholic Primary School£5,618
#16Bromet Primary School£5,599

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