Secondary school

Grove Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 4–19
  • Mixed
  • Unknown
  • Slough
  • SL1 2SR
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,425 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2021/22: top 91%91%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 74%

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 841.1 · South East 463/10 Below+18.5 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths36.4% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below+11.1 pts
EBacc point score4.03 · South East 4.035/10 Middle+22.5 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.06 · South East +0.015/10 Middle
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Attainment 8
2021/22: 38.5 · 82 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 38.8 · 77 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 40.4 · 77 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 41.1 · 99 pupils · South East 4641.138.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
2021/22: 35% · 82 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 38% · 77 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 41.6% · 77 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 36.4% · 99 pupils · South East 44.8%41.6%35%

Getting in · 2026

Reception

First-choice families who got in100%
31 of 31 who put it first2018 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd194
3rd130

Year 7

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2018 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd244
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2022–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2022Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor
  3. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026990
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.6%
First language not English74.5%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils32.1%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

51% full · 1,940 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 38.5
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 22.3
  • Other support 32.9

Teachers 46.5 FTE · Whole workforce 101.7 · 105 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,889
Spend per pupil£7,791
Staff spend per pupil£6,214
Reserve per pupil−£273
  • −£298,000revenue reserve
  • +£107,000in-year balance

Grants £7,688 · self-generated £207 · premises £411 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £4,109,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

77 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.3%
  • Education85.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained9.1%
  • Unknown2.6%