Grove House School
Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9DA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SEAX TRUST
- Headteacher
- Lisa Christodoulides
- Sponsor
- SEAX Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 141945
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277361498
About this school
Grove House School is a special academy in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grove House School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -19.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -18.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -18.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.74 -2.39 to -1.09 | -1.57 -2.18 to -0.97 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grove House 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.7 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.43%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brentwood School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Brentwood
-
Ursuline Preparatory School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Woodlands School Hutton Manor2.9 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Lime Academy Forest Approach2.9 miles
Academies · Romford
Other schools in Brentwood
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy Academies
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Grove House School teach?
- Grove House School teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove House School?
- The headteacher of Grove House School is Lisa Christodoulides, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grove House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove House 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 many pupils are at Grove House School?
- Grove House School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is Grove House School full?
- Grove House School has capacity for 130 pupils and 132 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 House School a faith school?
- No. Grove House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Grove House School part of an academy trust?
- Grove House School is part of SEAX TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grove House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Grove House School's absence rate?
- Grove House School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove House 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 2 July 2026.