All-through
Grove Academy
Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 990 of 1940 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
36%
41.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 101 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Working at a higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 |
| Entered the EBacc | 95% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 36% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 40.4 |
| 24/25 | 41.1 |
Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Slough admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Natalie Wismayer
- Address
- Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR
- Telephone
- 01753517359