All-through school in Slough
Grove Academy
Ladbrooke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2SR
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 14 April 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the lower half of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the lower half.
Progress 8 2023/24
Taking that range into account, progress was not statistically different from the national average. DfE bands this as average.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 990
- Places
- 1940
- How full
- 51% full — 990 of 1940 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 451 / 539
- Overall absence
- 10%
- Persistently absent
- 32%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 32%
- English as an additional language
- 75%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Slough 009B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 39%
- Households in social housing
- 28%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- Ages 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Natalie Wismayer
- Local authority
- Slough
- Ward
- Chalvey
- Constituency
- Slough
- URN
- 149897
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest all-through schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 42.1 | 0.3 mi |
| Eden Girls' School, SloughFree schools | Outstanding 2024 | 59.4 | 0.6 mi |
| Eton CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Herschel Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 75.8 | 0.9 mi |
| The Westgate SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 40.6 | 1 mi |
| Long Close SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Baylis Court SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 51.7 | 1.3 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 50.1 | 1.4 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded all-through schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Ormiston Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 37.5 |
| Chase High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 39.2 |
| Lancaster AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 37.5 |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | No grade | 41.5 |
| Ladybridge High SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 41.7 |
| Stoke Damerel Community CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 35.9 |
| Atherton High SchoolFree schools | Good 2024 | 39.3 |
| Melior Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 43.1 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25, and 2023/24 for Progress 8.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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