Eden Girls' School, SloughGrove Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Eden Girls' School, Slough and Grove Academy in Slough.
Eden Girls' School, Slough scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Grove Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Eden Girls' School, Slough is ahead on our composite score.
Eden Girls' School, Slough was judged Outstanding and Grove Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.2 for Eden Girls' School, Slough and 34.9 for Grove Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Eden Girls' School, Slough (62.6 in 2021-22, 62.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Grove Academy (40.4 in 2023-24, 34.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughEden Girls' School, Slough | SloughGrove Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A86/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 15 in Slough Stronger figure | 12th of 15 in Slough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 613 | 990 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,940 | |
| Location | Slough, SL1 4AA | Slough, SL1 2SR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.2 Stronger figure | 34.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.4% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.9% Stronger figure | 51.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 124 | 121 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 619 | 1,090 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.7% | 31.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.2% | 74.5% | |
| SEN support | 10.3% | 12.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.7% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Eden Girls' School, Slough
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