The Grove Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
The Grove Academy is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 473 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted each day with welcoming smiles and waves from their friends and staff.”
- “Warm relationships sit at the heart of the school.”
- “Pupils delight in celebrating the differences between themselves and others.”
To improve
- “Across some other subjects, there are times when pupils do not have the opportunity to recap and revise some important knowledge.”
- “This means that they do not develop such a rich and connected knowledge in these aspects of the curriculum.”
- “A small number of pupils though, are not provided with sufficient opportunity to apply and practice what they learn in phonics to their writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
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- Parkgate Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Cherry Tree Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knutsford Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Kingsway Infants' School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published