Grove Academy
Free schools in Slough, Slough.
School details
| Phase | All-through |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 4 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 990 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1940 |
| Free school meals | 34.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Slough |
| Address | Ladbrooke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2SR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.groveacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01753517359 |
| URN | 149897 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 February 2022, published 5 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Grove Academy, URN 144748).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College (secondary school, about 0.5 km)
- Montem Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Eden Girls' School, Slough (secondary school, about 1.0 km)
- Herschel Grammar School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- The Westgate School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Eton Wick CofE First School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- James Elliman Academy (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.