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School Summary
School TypeAcademy Sponsor Led
Primary
AdmissionsNot applicable
School AddressFourth Avenue
Watford
WD25 9RH
Phone 01923 674463
Local Authority Hertfordshire
URL www.thegroveacademy.org...
Age Range3 - 11
  
Total Pupils641
School GenderMixed
Boy | Girl %50.2% | 49.8%
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School Summary

Total Pupils
641
Age Range
3-11
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Avg. Class Size
27.2
Nat. Average 27.3
Free School Meals
18%
Nat. Average 15.4%
Latest Ofsted
2
Good
KS2 Maths Score
103
Nat. Average 102.9
KS2 Reading Score
101
Nat. Average 102.7

The Grove Academy in Hertfordshire has 641 pupils, which far exceeds the country average. Having almost an equal mix of male and female students, they have 49.8% girls and 50.2% boys. All schools are legally obliged to maintain attendance record for its pupils. A low 95.4% attendance rate for the school is below average in the UK. They have 28.6 members of staff, which far exceeds the average. The Grove Academy has a 21:1 teacher/student ratio, which is very slightly below typical in the country.

KS2 results offer the opportunity to gauge attainment to ensure struggling pupils are given the correct support at a much earlier stage in their secondary education, whilst providing excelling pupils the opportunity to be stretched. A result of average KS2 score of 103, which is typical for the UK, was achieved by This School. With an average salary of only £32327 , the wages of the teachers at the school are very far below the nations average. Only 67.2% of pupils speak English as a 1st language in this school, a proportion much lower than the countries average figure.

 

School Statistics

Gender Split

Gender Count By Age

Total Pupils 641
Total Girls 319 (49.8%)
Total Boys 322 (50.2%)

Attendance

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Pupil Average Attendance
95.4% 96.1%
Persistent Absence
12.2% 7.4% 8.2%

School Staff Information

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Avg. Full-time Qualified Teacher Salary £32,327 £36,051 £35,362
Pupil to Teacher Ratio
21.3 : 1 20 : 1 20.4 : 1
Total Teachers in School 30 15.4 15
Total Teaching Assistants
41 15.9 16.3
Total Support Staff
11 4.8 5.1
Total Full-time Teachers 28.6 12.5 13
Total Full-time Teaching assistants 26.1 9.2 10.3
Total Full-time Support Staff 8.7 3.3 3.4

Other Stats

    This School Regional Avg National Avg
Average Class Size
27.2 27.9 27.3
Pupils where English is first Language
67.2%  (334) 83.6% 79.1%
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
0.8%  (5) 2% 2.8%
Pupils eligible for free school meals
18.2%  (183) 8.8% 15.4%

Performance

Key Stage 2 Results (2016)

Average Scaled Scores (KS2 Test Results)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Total number of pupils (at age 11) 86 34.1 36.8
Maths Scaled Score
103 103.5 102.9
Reading Scaled Score
101 103.8 102.7
GPS Scaled Score
104 104.7 103.8

Progress Scores between KS1 and KS2

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Maths Progress score
0.1 -0.6 -0.3
Reading Progress score
-1 0 -0.1
Writing Progress score
-5 0 -0.3

Maths Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 71% 73% 70.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 17% 19.1% 16.8%

Reading Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 62% 72.5% 66.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 14% 23.3% 18.9%

Writing Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 58% 79.3% 74.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 0% 21.2% 14.9%

GPS Test (Grammar, Punctuation and spelling)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 73% 76.9% 73.2%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 29% 26.7% 22.8%

Teacher Assessments

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Maths 60% 83% 78.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Reading 82% 85.5% 80.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Science 80% 85.7% 81.5%

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