The Grove Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Fourth Avenue
 Watford
 Hertfordshire WD25 9RH
Telephone: 01923 674463

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Berrygrove Primary and Nursery School
Trust: Aspire Academies Trust
Sponsor: Aspire Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Sarah Hennigan (since September 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Mohamed Mohamed
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 23.37 / 13.08
Non-teaching Staff*: 30.9
Number of pupils: 486
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.8
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 32.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 67.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 66.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Hertfordshire
Constituency: Watford
Electoral Ward: Meriden
School Number: 9192035

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Stanborough Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Stanborough Secondary School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Parkgate Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Kingswood Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Cherry Tree Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Knutsford Primary Academy (1.3km) show on map
  8. Coates Way JMI and Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  9. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Kingsway Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Garston Manor School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Kingsway Infants' School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Beechfield School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Future Academies Watford (1.7km) show on map
  15. Saint Michael's Catholic High School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Leavesden JMI School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery (1.9km) show on map
  18. The Orchard Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  19. Highwood Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  20. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  21. Nascot Wood Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  22. Parmiter's School (2.3km) show on map
  23. Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  24. Lanchester Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  25. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  26. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd (2.8km) show on map
  27. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Edge Grove School (2.8km) show on map
  29. The Purcell School (2.8km) show on map
  30. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  31. West Herts College (2.9km) show on map
  32. Queens' School (3.0km) show on map
  33. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School (3.0km) show on map
  34. Central Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  35. Cassiobury Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  36. Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  37. Longwood School (3.2km) show on map
  38. Breakspeare School (3.3km) show on map
  39. Chater Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  40. Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  41. Watford Grammar School for Girls (3.6km) show on map
  42. Fair Field Junior School (3.6km) show on map
  43. Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (3.6km) show on map
  44. Chater Infant School (3.6km) show on map
  45. Watford Grammar School for Boys (3.7km) show on map
  46. Abbots Langley School (3.7km) show on map
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  92. Haberdashers' Girls' School (6.1km) show on map
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  94. St Joseph Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  95. Kings Langley School (6.4km) show on map
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  99. Hartsbourne Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  100. Abbot's Hill School (6.5km) show on map
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