The Grove Junior School

State-Funded School

the-grove-junior-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Harpenden and BerkhamstedConstituency

AL5 1QBPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Grove Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 350 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

350

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 350
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

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 8 December 2022. 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
15 Apr 2013	Outstanding	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.