The Grove Academy
Primary schoolThe Grove Academy is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 473 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at The Grove Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024690 m
- Stanborough Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file700 m
- Stanborough Secondary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file790 m
- Parkgate Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Kingswood Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, April 20231.1 km
- Cherry Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Watford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).