The Grove School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

ShropshireLocal Authority

North ShropshireConstituency

TF9 1HFPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Grove School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Shropshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 856 pupils. The Grove School is part of Marches Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.41

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

856

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 856
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Marches Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
9 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
15 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.