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The Grove Academy

Primary Academy school in Watford WD25 9RH

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  • School Reference Number: 138507
  • Address: Fourth Avenue, Watford WD25 9RH
  • Principal: Mrs Sarah Hennigan
  • Telephone: 01923 674463
  • Website: thegroveacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Aspire Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 710
  • Local Education Authority: Hertfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2012* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 29/11/2022

Rating published on 27/02/2023

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
29 November 2022 28 February 2023 School inspection Requires Improvement
15 June 2016 19 July 2016 Full inspection Good
1 May 2014 2 June 2014 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number138507
Local Authority Code919
Local Authority NameHertfordshire
Establishment Number2035
School / College NameThe Grove Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity710
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils507
Number of Boys241
Number of Girls266
Percentage Free School Meals34.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2189
Academy trust or TrustASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAspire Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10038448
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetFourth Avenue
Locality
Address3
TownWatford
County (name)Hertfordshire
PostcodeWD25 9RH
Websitewww.thegroveacademy.org.uk
Telephone01923674463
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSarah
Headteacher/Principal last nameHennigan
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000103
DistrictWatford
Ward CodeE05011050
WardMeriden
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001568
Parliamentary ConstituencyWatford
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000015
Easting511688
Northing199532
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Watford 003
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Watford 003D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10008852628
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004970
LSOA CodeE01023876
Free School Meals153
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN138507
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138507
LAESTAB9192035
School nameThe Grove Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2012
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityHertfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyWatford
Multi-academy trust UID2189
Multi-academy trust nameAspire Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID2188
Academy sponsor nameAspire Academies Trust
PostcodeWD25 9RH
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils507
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10212376
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date29/11/2022
Publication date27/02/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection138507
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9192035
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Grove Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10011866
Previous inspection start date15/06/2016
Previous publication date19/07/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection138507
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9192035
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Grove Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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