Grove House School

State-Funded School

grove-house-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Brentwood and OngarConstituency

CM15 9DAPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Grove House School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 8–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 132 pupils. Grove House School is part of SEAX TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 5.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.21

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

132

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 8 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 132
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: SEAX TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 December 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.