What is Grove Academy's Ofsted rating?

Grove Academy received a Inadequate rating from Ofsted following its 2022 inspection.

What are Grove Academy's latest exam results?

Grove Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.1. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Grove Academy located?

Grove Academy is a secondary school in Slough, Slough (SL1 2SR).

How many pupils attend Grove Academy?

Grove Academy has around 1,090 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Grove Academy with other schools?

View Grove Academy's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Slough.

All-throughData as of May 2026

Grove Academy

Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR

Free schools · Ages 4–19 · Mixed

Ofsted

Inadequate

Feb 2022

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

41.1school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

KS2 Results (Primary)

Percentage reaching expected standard— 2024/25

Reading

62.0%

Writing

63.0%

Maths

60.0%

RWM Combined

50.0%

Trend — Expected Standard % & Higher Standard %

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GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

41.1

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

20.5%

Basics 9-5

36.4%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

41.1

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	Not available	46.4
2023/24	40.4	46.4
2024/25	41.1	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	Not available	0.00
2023/24	-0.06	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

94.9%

EBacc APS

4.03

EBacc 9-5

12.1%

EBacc 9-4

25.3%

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