Grove House Academy
Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex Summerscales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 148201
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274636921
About this school
Grove House Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grove House Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 50% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 60% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Grove House Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove House Academy compares
Grove House Academy ranked 57th of 158 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.8% | 30.4% | 411 | — |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.2 miles |
| Swain House Primary School | 58% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 498 | 0.3 miles |
| Poplars Farm Primary School | 54% | 7.2% | 27.7% | 457 | 0.5 miles |
| Wellington Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 27% | 473 | 0.6 miles |
| Peel Park Primary School and Nursery | 50% | 7.2% | 37.9% | 529 | 0.7 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)
- 30.39%
- English as an additional language
- 39.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 20.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Swain House Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Poplars Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Wellington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Grove House Academy ranks 35th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Grove House Primary School to Grove House Academy recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Grove House Academy teach?
- Grove House Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove House Academy?
- The headteacher of Grove House Academy is Mrs Alex Summerscales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grove House Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove House Academy, 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 Academy?
- Grove House Academy has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grove House Academy full?
- Grove House Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 411 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 House Academy a faith school?
- No. Grove House Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Grove House Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grove House Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Grove House Academy part of an academy trust?
- Grove House Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Grove House Academy have?
- The schools register lists Grove House Academy's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grove House Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 67% 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 House Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Grove House Academy ranked 57th of 158 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 House Academy's absence rate?
- Grove House Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove House Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove House Academy'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 3 September 2026.