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Grove Academy

Free schools · Slough · SL1 2SR

Ages 4–19 · 990 pupils · Slough

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Ofsted

Needs attention

Attainment 8

40.4

Overall absence

9.3%

Admissions demand

0.71 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-04-14

Category of concern

SWK

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.06
−20+2
Attainment 840.4
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry57%

EBacc APS: 3.9

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.9%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,179

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.71 · Often has places

1st preferences

22

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
95
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill51%

990 pupils · 1,940 places

Pupils on roll
990
Boys / girls
539 / 451
School capacity
1,940
Capacity fill
990 / 1,940 (51%)
Free school meals
34%
FSM pupils
337
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Slough and East Berkshire C of E Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Ms Natalie Wismayer

Location

Address
Ladbrooke Road
Postcode
SL1 2SR
Town
Slough
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Slough
District
Slough
Constituency
Slough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Slough, Slough, 990 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 34%.

Open schools in Slough
63
All-through schools in Slough
1
Academies among open schools in Slough
49% (31)
Open schools in SL1
29
All-through in SL1
1
Open schools in Slough LA
60
All-through in Slough LA
1

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM24.9%
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    • P81.1
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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 2–4

    • FSM0.0%

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Natalie Wismayer
Telephone
01753517359
Website
www.groveacademy.co.uk

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