Grove Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Slough council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 17 families put this school as their first choice, and 60 places were offered. 17 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 31 families put this school as their first choice, and 40 places were offered. 31 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 14 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Early years

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 16 February 2022. Overall: Inadequate It was inspected as Grove Academy, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

All-through

Ages

4–19

Pupils

990 (capacity 1940)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01753517359

Address

Ladbrooke Road, Slough, SL1 2SR

Website

groveacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports