Grove Church of England School
North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Grove Church of England School is a primary school in Wantage for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 11th of 11 primary schools in Wantage. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 September 2024
Pupils are proud to attend this friendly and welcoming school. They like being part of a close community where everyone knows each other. The school's Christian values of love, respect and resilience are at the heart of this. Pupils demonstrate these through their considerate conduct around school. At playtimes, they share equipment and seek to involve others in their games. Pupils appreciate the warm relationships they have with staff. They feel confident about sharing any worries. The school champions success. Weekly assemblies recognise individual achievements and contributions. Pupils are proud to receive awards that motivate them to try their best. Pupils benefit from the broad range of enrichment activities. They are encouraged to try new things, and many enjoy attending after-school clubs. Pupils value the shared experiences provided by different trips or visiting speakers. The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve well. However, the curriculum in some subjects does not support pupils in knowing and remembering more. There is variation in how well teaching supports pupils' learning. While the school is taking rapid, impactful action to address these issues, currently, pupils are not achieving as well as they could.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum does not support pupils in building secure knowledge over time. This means pupils do not develop or retain an understanding of the important knowledge in these subjects. The school needs to ensure that, in these subjects, the order in which important knowledge is taught and revisited supports pupils in knowing and remembering more over time.
- In some subjects, there is variation in how well teaching develops pupils' understanding or supports them to retain knowledge. This means pupils do not always develop a secure understanding of new ideas and struggle to recall important earlier learning. The school needs to embed its chosen pedagogical approaches so that these support pupils in developing and retaining secure understanding.
- When teachers identify areas where pupils have weaker knowledge, this is not always being addressed. This means that pupils can continue to apply incorrect thinking. The school needs to ensure that when pupils have incorrect understanding, this is corrected by teachers across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
182 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Grove Church of England School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Wantage Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 70% met the expected standard |
| Charlton Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| Stockham Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Polly Cornish
- Phone
- 01235769867
- Address
- North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 140474
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.