Grove Church of England School
North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Donna Blake
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 140474
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235769867
About this school
Grove Church of England School is a Church of England primary academy in Wantage. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 63% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 53% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 57% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grove Church of England School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Church of England School compares
Grove Church of England School ranked 187th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.7% | 25.9% | 182 | — |
| Millbrook Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 482 | 0.3 miles |
| Wantage Primary Academy | 70% | 8.2% | 20.3% | 322 | 1.3 miles |
| Charlton Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 444 | 1.5 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney | 45% | 5.7% | 22.3% | 196 | 1.5 miles |
| Stockham Primary School | 50% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 203 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.93%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millbrook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Wantage Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Charlton Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney1.5 miles
Primary · Wantage
-
Stockham Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wantage
Other schools in Wantage
Grove Church of England School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wantage.
- Charlton Primary School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Amand's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Stockham Primary School Primary
- The Hendreds Church of England School Primary
- The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School Primary
- Wantage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wantage Primary Academy Primary
- King Alfred's Secondary
- St Johns CofE Academy All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Grove Church of England School teach?
- Grove Church of England School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wantage.
- Who is the head teacher of Grove Church of England School?
- The head teacher of Grove Church of England School is Mrs Donna Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grove Church of England School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove Church of England School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Grove Church of England School?
- Grove Church of England School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Grove Church of England School full?
- Grove Church of England School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grove Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Grove Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Grove Church of England School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grove Church of England School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Grove Church of England School?
- Grove Church of England School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grove Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grove Church of England School rank locally?
- Grove Church of England School ranked 187th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grove Church of England School's absence rate?
- Grove Church of England School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove Church of England School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.