The Grove School
About the school
The Grove School is an open secondary school in Shropshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 April 2023
- Published
- 5 July 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.5
- Shropshire
- 42.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Shropshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 28.20%
- Shropshire
- 36.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.90%
- Shropshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.60%
- Shropshire
- 32.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.41
- Shropshire
- 3.71
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.82
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
815
Girls
48.47%
Boys
51.53%
SEN support
16.07%
Education, health and care plan
2.21%
English as an additional language
5.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.73%
Overall absence
9.15
Persistent absence
23.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
142
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
40
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
58%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
25%