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Welcome to Grove Academy

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Grove Academy is an all-through school providing education from Reception to Year 11. Underpinned by high-quality teaching and learning, this continuity ensures that your child is known, understood and supported throughout their learning journey. Grove Academy are proud to be part of the Slough and East Berkshire Multi Academy Trust.

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Prospectus

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“Grove goes from strength to strength”.

Dear Parents and Carers, I am delighted to share our initial GCSE outcome headlines achieved by our Year 11 leavers. Grove continues to demonstrate strength and improvement in both progress and in achievement, delivering...

Wonderful Feedback.

Earlier this month, we were visited by education professionals who are also Ofsted Inspectors to conduct a review of the whole school. Following the visit, they were clear that the school had made progress in all areas since...

Reporting a Safeguarding Concern

Parents or Students - Click HERE to report a safeguarding concern. Everyone at Grove Academy shares an objective to help keep our children safe. We do this by providing a safe environment for children to learn and pla...

Testimonial: Impressive

This school has consistently, throughout the four years of my children's education at Grove Academy used a child centered approach. This has been refreshing, particularly as parents we often are dismissed when our c...

Open Evening 30.9.25 - 4.30 - 5.30pm

We warmly invite current and prospective parents to join us for our Whole School Open Evening on Tuesday 30th September 2025, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore our all-through school, mee...

Wellbeing During Exam Season

With exams fast approaching it is normal for students to feel a little worried and nervous about them. The pressure of exams can cause some children to feel anxious which can affect sleeping and eating habits. Support is always av...

World Book Day 2025

World Book Day was celebrated throughout Grove Academy. Early Years enjoyed traditional stories, such as Goldilocks and The Three Bears, and practiced their drawing skills by creating the characters themselves. The theme for p...

Ramadan Iftar Event 2025

We welcomed our local community into Grove Academy for our Ramadan Iftar event on Friday 7th March. Our Iftar began with wonderful performances from our students: Ayaan, Wasif, Muskan, and Manahil. Fast was broken with dates, spri...

KS3 Music Immersion Day

A huge thank you to Slough Music Service for delivering fantastic music sessions to our KS3 students yesterday! The students learned how to play a variety of instruments, and experiment and create their own music. We had a w...

Proposal to change the length of the school day

Dear Stakeholders, I am writing to inform you of a proposed change to the structure of the school day at Grove Academy in line with other SEBMAT settings. Leaders are proposing to adjust the timings of the school day on a F...

Slough Food Bank

We were thrilled to hand over our food donations to Slough Food Bank today. Our secondary students kindly donated essentials that will be of good use to the Slough community. Visit our Facebook page to see more of what's happ...

Autumn 2 Newsletter

Take a look at our most recent newsletter, which includes all our Christmas Festivities Autumn Term 2 Newsletter

Novel Writing Month Winner

Every November is Novel Writing Month and every year, Grove Academy students jump at the chance to demonstrate their literary skills. This year, the brief linked to Veg Pledge which also takes place during November. The brief was...

How to support your child if they are being bullied

We understand that school is an important place for children to develop emotional and socially. This doesn’t happen without mistakes and incidents, and these are all part of the children’s learning and development. Un...

Winter HAFS 2023

Grove Academy are pleased to host the Holiday Activities and Food Service once again this winter. Children enjoyed a variety of activities, singing, playing, hotmeals and a special visit to Santa's Grotto!

Grove Academy's Winter Fayre: A Snowy Spectacle of Joy! ❄️

The winter magic descended upon Grove Academy School in Slough, transforming our campus into a festive wonderland! Our recent Winter Fayre was nothing short of a triumph, leaving students, parents, and staff brimming with h...

National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month This month, students have been demonstrating their literary prowess by drafting a novel! Students were provided with a brief to write the first chapter of a novel that engages the senses and intr...

Groves Got Talent 2023

It's that time again!!! Grove Academy is abuzz with anticipation for our annual Groves Got Talent Show. Auditions start on Monday 20th November. To sign up, speak to a member of staff in the arts department.&nbsp...

Reptile Day

Today primary were visited by @berkshirereptileman and some of his reptilian friends. Primary students were very excited to have close encounters with lizards, snakes and a tortoise. Students learnt about what the anima...

Courtyard Upgrade

We are pleased to report that our courtyard project is now complete. The courtyard now incorporates school branding along with a variety of games designed to encourage mental stimulation and physical activity. We are work...

Fencing Festival

In collaboration with the Slough School Sports Network, Grove Academy were pleased to host students from nearby schools in Slough who joined us to participate in a Fencing Festival. Much fun was had by all as students from t...

Empowering Education Together: Grove Academy Joins SEBMAT

Grove Academy Joins SEBMAT: A Pioneering Step for Enhanced Education In a big step to improve education in Slough, Grove Academy has now joined the Slough and East Berkshire Church of England Multi-Academy Trust (SEBMAT). This i...

Sky Up Trip

Year 11 students visited the Sky Campus in London for a careers trip and had a tremendously enjoyable time. While at the Sky Campus, the students received a tour of the building, seeing some of the exciting features Sky h...

Football Win!

What a way to start the football season! Our year 11 students had their first league match of the season this afternoon, with the help of a few year 10 students. The scene was set; a new minibus, Arbour Park and 14 boys looking i...

Open Evening 2023

We invite students and their parents/carers to our annual Open Evening on: Monday 25th September 2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm 5:30pm to 6:30pm This event is open for Early Years, Primary, Year 7 and Secondary intake...

Grove Academy are proud to be a SEBMAT school.

Since September 2023, Grove Academy is a part of the Slough and East Berkshire Multi Academy Trust. For more information please visit https://www.sebmat.com/

2023 GCSE Exam Results.

Staff congratulated Grove students who celebrated our second ever set of GCSE results for the school. We are pleased to share that 50% of students in English and maths exceeded grade 4+ and 55% of students achieved 4+ in GCSEs. S...

Arrangement for Last Day of Summer Term

Dear Parents and Carers RE: Plans for the last day of term Please note that term ends on Thursday 20th July 2023 and this will be a half day for all students. Students should attend in full school unif...

Ofsted Monitoring Inspection April 2023

Grove Academy were pleased to welcome a team of Ofsted Inspectors onsite for a monitoring visit in April 2023. Staff were proud to demonstrate the many areas of progress that the school has made during this time. Here are so...

2023 Exams

Exam season is well underway and our Year 11 cohort are almost at the end of their time at Grove Academy. We recognise this can be a challenging time and continue to support students with well being practices and study...

Design Technology Talent

At Grove Academy, we recognise that we have so many students who are skilled and talented in so may different ways and make every effort to support them in a meaningful way. Many students excel in practical skills and the technolo...

Mobile First Aid Team

At Grove Academy, we have introduced mobile first aiders to support and triage students during unstructured times throughout the school day. Students can easily identify our mobile first aiders in their hi-vis orange vests...

Grove Gardening

National Gardening Week is taking place from 2nd to 8th May and has been a great opportunity for students at Grove Academy to launch their gardening projects. They’ve got their gardening gloves on and are keen to show off th...

School Principal's Day

Earlier this week was School Principal’s Day. Grove Academy continues to undergo significant improvements lead by Ms Wismayer and the leadership team, prompting increasingly positive feedback from parents and students alike...

The Kings Coronation

To celebrate the King's Coronation, we are asking students to decorate our school canteen! This is a space where all staff and students eat and is a space where we want our community to celebrate together a...

New Age Kurling

A select group of Grove Academy students visited a local school to participate in in a New Age Kurling competition. After a very intense game and only 1 point away from winning, our amazing team came second and were awarded with...

Spring Holiday Reading Challenge

Learning never stops. There is much to learn every day and in every circumstance in life. As we look forward to enjoying the Easter break, many of our students will be taking this opportunity to expand their learning by tak...

RACE IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Dear Parent/Alumni, In the coming days, all students and staff will receive an email invite to take part in an anonymous ‘Race In The School Community’ survey, run by an external company called FLAIR. The questions...

Grove's Young Artists

The Royal Academy of Arts are hosting a summer show and it's no surprise that some of our talented Year 11's students have entered. This is an exciting opportunity for students to exhibit their talent and artwork online an...

Ascot Racecourse & 1711 Junior Bake Off

Learning to Work are thrilled to invite your Year 7 students to participate in the Ascot Racecourse and 1711 By Ascot Junior Bake Off Competition. The theme for Ascot Racecourse in 2023 and the competition is the King’...

Exam Stress Management

As exam season approaches, we are supporting Year 11’s with practical and therapeutic support. We understand this is a stressful time of year and make sure students are aware of the support and resources available to them. I...

Inclusion Assembly

At Grove Academy, we foster an environment of acceptance and tolerance by creating awareness of prejudiced based bullying. We make sure our pupils know how to report it and get support. During assembly, we talked about legally pr...

HAFS - Easter Camp

The Slough Holidays and Food Activity Programme will be hosting services from Grove Academy from Monday 3rd April to Thursday 6th April 2023. Children who are in receipt of free school meals are able to attend the programme at no...

World Book Day

Today is World Book Day and our primary cohort participated by coming to school dressed as their favourite book characters. The brief was to create costumes with items of clothing and accessories that they already have at ho...

Strike Action Notification

Dear Parents and Carers, I am afraid that talks over the weekend aimed at averting the current round of strikes were not successful. I am therefore writing to inform you of the effect that strike action by the National Ed...

Year 9 Careers Week

This week, our Year 9 cohort have been exploring their career aspiration and are aiming high! Students have been conducting research into various jobs and are considering a variety of careers ranging from neurologists, architects...

Mental Health Support

Recently, our secondary colleagues attended a presentation from the MHST (Mental Health Support Team) about the support and services they offer. We are fortunate to be a host school to two trainees, who are able to wor...

Strike Action

Dear Parents and Carers I am writing to inform you of the effect that strike action by the National Education Union (NEU) on the 1st February will have on the school. As we do not anticipate that a significant number of teachers...

Anti-Violence Campaign

The Knife Angel is a towering 27ft sculpture specifically created to raise awareness about knife crime and educate about the negative and harmful impact of knife related crimes. Designed by artist Alfie Bradley and creat...

Year 10 Careers Week

This week was careers Week for Year 10 at Grove Academy. This event presented an opportunity for students to gain an insight into the relevance each subject holds in the working world. Teachers delivered presentations linking thei...

Primary Peer Support

At Grove Academy, keeping children safe and supported is at the heart of everything we do. In addition to the integrated layers of pastoral care throughout the school structure, we also encourage and facilitate peer support amon...

Parents Evening Feedback

Wednesday 18th January 2023 was Year 9 Parents Evening. As always we look forward to welcoming so many parents and carers to meet with teachers. Visitors had the opportunity to feedback their thoughts about teachi...

Does Mentoring Work?

Mentor / Mentee Interview INTERVIEWER: How do you feel about working with a mentor? Student: I feel good because it’s helped me a lot. INTERVIEWER: How has it helped you? Student: It’s helped me by getting me to atten...

Breakfast Club Now Open for Primary Years.

Following a temporary break in service, primary breakfast club will resume from Monday 23rd January 2023. We look forward to breakfast time with our students again! Every morning at 8am we welcome Primary and Secondary students an...

Free School Meals & Cost of Living Support

The impact of the cost of living crisis is being felt across the nation. There are a number of support programmes available in the area to support families in need and we will be sharing this information with our families as often...

I AM A MENTOR

A Day in the life of a mentor Mr Mahmood: My role at Grove Academy is Pastoral & Cover Manager. Mentoring at Grove Academy means acting as a positive role model. In general, mentoring aims to build confidence an...

Mentoring Support for Learning & Personal Development

At Grove Academy, we recognise the immense impact a learning mentor can make on a young person and implement a comprehensive programme of mentoring throughout secondary phase. The purpose of mentoring is to provide guidance, moti...

Holiday Reading Challenge

As we welcome our staff and students back to Grove Academy at the start of the new year, there is plenty of catching up to do as we hear about each other’s holiday stories. However, learning never stops and whilst enjoying...

Groves Got Talent

What an exciting way to start the month. Auditions for the Grove's Got Talent Show kicked off today after school. We are so pleased to have so many skilled and talented students at Grove and impressed with the courage and co...

Veg Pledge Month

November is Veg Pledge month and our secondary cohort have been cooking up a storm during food tech lessons. Our budding chefs rustled up a mouth watering variety of vegetarian cuisine. The tempting smell of freshly cooked food wa...

Student Voice

At Grove Academy, we work hard to put our students at the centre of all we do and implement improvements wherever required. Our new Year 7s have settled in well and have expressed how they feel about being at Grove Academy.&n...

Testimonial: Safeguarding At Grove

After receiving the safeguarding update from yourselves, I found I was pleasantly surprised at just how much work goes on "behind the scenes". After seeing the Ofsted report earlier in the year, I requested a meeting wi...

Anti-Bullying Week

ODD SOCKS DAY! This week is anti bullying week. Staff and students participated in the national anti-bullying campaign by making donations and wearing odd socks. Well done to staff and students for an amazing fundraising ef...

Road Safety Week

This week we were visited by Andrew Cleaver from the Konflux Theatre who delivered a lively and informative road safety workshop to all our primary year groups, on behalf of Slough Borough Council. Children were instructed on...

Safeguarding Audit

Grove Academy has undergone a thorough 2-day full audit with a focus on Safeguarding. The auditor inspected the culture of safeguarding at Grove Academy and concluded that "Through a strong focus on a clear strategy regardin...

Creative & Expressive Opportunities at Grove

The Expressive Arts Department are providing a range of opportunities for students to showcase their talents. Grove Academy Winter Opportunities and GGT 2022 - Condensed (1).pptx Student who wish to par...

Understanding Teenage Behaviour Workshop

We all know that teenage behaviour can be difficult for both parents and teenagers. All children are different and often present with disproportionate behaviours. Managing teenage behaviours can be challenging but there are many s...

The Queens Green Canopy Project

TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AT GROVE On a drizzly morning at Grove Academy, members of Slough Borough Council and Chalvey Community Partnership joined staff and students for a tree planting ceremony. "We are delighted to be part...

Amazing Conduct!

We are so incredibly proud of our student who took part in fixtures with The Westgate School this week. They played a good game but more importantly, demonstrated exemplary conduct and sportsmanship in representing Grove Academy&n...

World Mental Health Day

On Monday, it is World Mental Health Day, and this year, the theme (set by the World Federation for Mental Health) is 'Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priorit...

The Great Grove Bake Off!

All staff and students are invited to take part in The Great Grove Bake Off on Friday 7th October 2022 to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Whether you'll be home baking or faking, bring in your...

Contact

Due to a local Virgin Media failure, phone and internet systems are currently being affected on site at Grove Academy. Virgin are working on this issue and we will receive an update shortly. In case of emergency you can conta...

GCSE results

Students and staff at Grove Academy warmly welcomed our first ever set of GCSE results for the school. We are pleased to share that 60% of students in all core subjects exceeded grade 4+ and 22% of students achieved 4+ in the EBA...

Contacting the school

We are happy to hear from our community and welcome your feedback. To send a general email please contact office@groveacademy.co.uk. If your correspondence concerns the welfare of a child please contact safeguarding@grov...

COVID 19 vaccinations for 12 - 15 year olds

As you may have seen in the national press, secondary schools will shortly begin hosting COVID 19 vaccinations for 12 - 15 year olds. Children who are 12 years old and over on the day the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS...

Year 7 Open Evening

We look forward to seeing you all at our Secondary Open Evening Event on Monday 27th September 4.30pm - 7.30pm Our Open Mornings will provide you with an opportunity to meet our highly dedicated staff and our fantastic students...

VIRTUAL TOUR

Secondary self help document

final-selfcaresummer-secondary9134.pdf

Primary self help document

final-selfcaresummer-primary9157.pdf

SASH trust letter to parents 16th July

SASH-Trust-Parent-Letter-13.07.20.pdf

Grove Academy

Grove AcademyLadbrooke Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 2SR

Slough and East Berkshire Multi Academy Trust

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Grove Academy is part of SEBMAT, the Slough and East Berkshire Multi Academy Trust, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee.

Company number: 07723151. Registered in England and Wales.

Registered Offices: Slough and East Berkshire Multi Academy Trust, Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5AY.

https://www.sebmat.com/

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