The Grove School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Newcastle Road
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 1HF
Phone 01630652121
Reference Number 146580

General Makeup

Number of pupils 815
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.53%
Girls: 48.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 76 70 146
8 64 70 134
9 78 65 143
10 89 76 165
11 75 68 143
12 14 25 39
13 24 21 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.3%
White, Other 4%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
African 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
White & Asian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-07-10
Date Report
2023-04-25 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 10 July 2023
2018-12-07 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 07 December 2018
2017-12-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 15 January 2018
2015-10-07 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2015
2014-11-26 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 December 2014
2013-11-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 29 November 2013
2013-09-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 October 2013
2011-10-04 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 November 2011
2009-03-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 April 2009
2008-01-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 February 2008
2006-01-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 February 2006
1999-11-29 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2017-12-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 15 January 2018
2015-10-07 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2015
2014-11-26 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 December 2014
2013-11-18 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 29 November 2013
2013-09-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 October 2013
2011-10-04 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 November 2011
2009-03-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 April 2009
2008-01-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 February 2008
2006-01-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 February 2006
1999-11-29 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
39.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 28.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.5 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 26 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 37 10
Third Preference 18 1
From another Local Authority 11 2

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Longlands Primary School
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0.19 miles
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Longslow Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3BA
0.54 miles
Market Drayton Junior School
Market Drayton Junior School, Market Drayton Junior School, Alexandra Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3HU
0.84 miles
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Buntingsdale Park, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2HB
2.36 miles
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
Main Road, Norton-in-Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4AT
2.73 miles
Moreton Say CofE Primary School
Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3RS
3.08 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Mucklestone, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4DN
3.29 miles
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School
Glebe Close, Cheswardine, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2RU
3.8 miles
Adderley CofE Primary School
Adderley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3TF
3.87 miles
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School
Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4NU
3.94 miles
Stoke-on-Tern Primary School
Rosehill Road, Stoke Heath, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2LF
3.99 miles
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Hinstock, Hinstock Primary School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2TE
4.84 miles
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