The Grove Academy

State-Funded School

the-grove-academy-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

WatfordConstituency

WD25 9RHPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Grove Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 473 pupils. The Grove Academy is part of Aspire Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

21%

Black

10%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

473

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 473
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Aspire Academies Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
27 Feb 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
19 Jul 2016	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.