Grove Academy
Slough, SL1 2SR · Slough · all-through school
13th of 15 secondary schools in Slough we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.7/10 against 760 of them, against 3.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 10 | 35% | 0.36 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 36.4 · 31 | 30% | 0.92 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.06 · 46 | 25% | 1.14 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.1 · 26 | 10% | 0.26 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Inadequate by Ofsted in April 2026. In 2024/25, 36.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.06 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. There are 1090 pupils in a school with 1940 places, leaving 850 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the leadership team plan to address the Inadequate rating following the 2026 inspection? What specific support is available for pupils who are falling behind in English and maths? How do you ensure engagement for students in classes that are significantly smaller than the school’s capacity?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40.4 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 |
| England | 47.0 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the average across the 3,209 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level average, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
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Next dates
- Selective / 11+ test date19 Sep
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct
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