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The Grove Junior School

Harpenden, AL5 1QB · Hertfordshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
7.7/10 Above average

41st of 340 primary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 401 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 9.0/10 against 3,948 of them, against 9.0/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. 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
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 82.0 · 90 40% 3.62
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 19.0 · 90 25% 2.26

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. In 2024/25, 82.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. The higher standard was reached by 19.0%. Ofsted rated the school Good in February 2023. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (9.0 out of 10 either way).

Getting in. The school has 350 pupils in a capacity of 360, leaving 10 spare places. This means the school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 10 places remaining, how does the school manage the waiting list if more applications arrive? Since the last inspection was in early 2023, what changes have been made to the curriculum since then? Does the school offer a breakfast or after-school club for working parents?

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.

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