Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Grove Church of England School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140474URN

North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.2per place

4.7 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

65 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

7.2applications per place, Reception

4.7 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 5.0 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 7.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 5.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	9	65	7.2	7	0.78
Sep 2025	14	64	4.6	14	1.00
Sep 2024	15	77	5.1	15	1.00
Sep 2023	30	81	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2022	19	59	3.1	17	0.89
Sep 2021	24	56	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2020	18	48	2.7	15	0.83
Sep 2019	17	30	1.8	13	0.76
Sep 2018	16	30	1.9	11	0.69
Sep 2017	21	50	2.4	19	0.90
Sep 2016	28	52	1.9	27	0.96
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2014	20	58	2.9	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 71% · Maths 64% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	4%	105	102
2023/24	53%	13%	102	101
2022/23	37%	4%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grove Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wantage Primary Academy
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Charlton Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Stockham Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wantage Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
5.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140474 · 931/3228
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Grove Church of England School (URN 123149)
Address: North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources