The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A88
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Harpenden, AL5 1QD
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Grove Junior School
Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QB
Local ranking66th of 388 primary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
360
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 8 December 2022.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 82.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 19.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 91.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 86.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 110.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 109.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 109.0
- Cohort Size
- 88
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 355
- Boys
- 177 (51%)
- Girls
- 173 (49%)
- Capacity
- 360 (97% full)
- SEND
- 16.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.0%
- EAL
- 12.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 15.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,097/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 2.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 4.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.5%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.4%
- Asian Chinese: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
76.8%
White British
4.5%
Mixed White & Asian
4.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Dark Lane
Harpenden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117258
- UKPRN
- 10079047
- Establishment No.
- 2299
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