Grove Church of England SchoolMillbrook Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wantage.

Summary of the comparison

Grove Church of England School and Millbrook Primary School are primary schools in Wantage.

  • Grove Church of England School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Millbrook Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Grove Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Grove Church of England School was judged the expected standard and Millbrook Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Grove Church of England School and 70.0% for Millbrook Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Grove Church of England School (37.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Millbrook Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Grove Church of England School versus Millbrook Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WantageGrove Church of England SchoolWantageMillbrook Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking117th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure153rd of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll189 486
Capacity210 420
LocationWantage, OX12 7PW Wantage, OX12 7LB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census189 486
Free school meals (ever 6)25.9% 20.3%
English as an additional language10.1% 9.1%
SEN support20.6% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 9.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Grove Church of England School

Millbrook Primary School

Full profiles: Grove Church of England School · Millbrook Primary School