Grove House Academy

Grove House Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment, with leaders establishing high expectations that are beginning to be observed in pupil achievements. Notably, early years provision stands out as outstanding, with children exhibiting strong self-control and engagement in their learning. The emphasis on mental health and well-being is also a significant strength, as the school provides additional support and wraparound care when necessary, ensuring pupils are happy and ready for future learning stages.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement established by leaders.
• Welcoming and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• Outstanding early years provision with strong self-control and engagement.
• Effective management of pupil behavior with clear rewards.
• Strong emphasis on mental health and well-being.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to close knowledge gaps quickly.
• Culture that celebrates reading and enthusiasm for books.
• Wide range of after-school clubs and educational visits.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment across foundation subjects hinders understanding of pupil learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Grove House Academy attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Grove House Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Grove House Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at Grove House Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 12 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Grove House Academy received £7,130 and spent £6,787 for each of its 404 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £227,000 (£562 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,135 and spending £8,022 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bradford · Bradford local authority: places and applications

Grove House Academy is part of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Farnham Academy Bradford
• Lidget Green Academy Bradford
• Crossley Hall Academy Bradford
• Hollingwood Academy Bradford
• Clayton Village Academy Bradford
• Lee Mount Academy Halifax
• The Halifax Academy Halifax
• Old Bank Academy Mirfield
• Warley Road Primary Academy Halifax
• Laycock Academy Keighley

What is Grove House Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grove House Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Grove House Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Grove House Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Grove House Academy have?

Grove House Academy has 411 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grove House Academy cover?

Grove House Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Grove House Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grove House Academy?

Grove House Academy is at Myers Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 4ED.