SCHOOL PROFILE

Grove Church of England School

Primary Academy converter URN 140474
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 September 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 182 182 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 92 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.6%
1.2 pts below England
School 23.6%
Vale of White Horse 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.9%
10.4 pts below England
School 9.9%
Vale of White Horse 10.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Vale of White Horse 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.1%
113
African
12.6%
23
Any other ethnic group
4.9%
9
Any other White background
3.8%
7
White and Asian
3.3%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.3% 57 of 182 pupils
10.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.3%
Vale of White Horse 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.3% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 10.5 pts above
EHC plans 6.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Vale of White Horse 59.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Vale of White Horse 75.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Vale of White Horse 70.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Vale of White Horse 71.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts lower than England
School 5.70%
Vale of White Horse 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.23%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.58 pts lower than England
School 12.23%
Vale of White Horse 14.71%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.06%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.74 pts lower than England
School 1.06%
Vale of White Horse 2.05%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.7% 1.5 pts below England
Grove Church of England School
86.7%
Vale of White Horse
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information