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The Grove

Mixed · ages 5–19 · with sixth formHaringey, London · London N17 6ARTrust: Search Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
158of 155 places
Free school meals
42.3%
Year 11 cohort 2025
16
Ofsted
Outstanding, 28 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 7 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Grove in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Grove’s own sixth form (Haringey average 43%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 0.6 against 46.1 across England and 48.5 in Haringey, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.

Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Haringey and England.

The Grove
Haringey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe GroveHaringeyEngland
Pupils in the cohort72,723607,348
Any sustained destination71%92%92%
Stayed in education71%91%86%
— school sixth form0%43%34%
— sixth form college0%16%13%
— further education college0%30%37%
— other education71%2%2%
Apprenticeship0%1%3%
Employment0%1%3%
No sustained destination14%5%6%
Destination unknown14%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThe GroveHaringeyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)0.648.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%48%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%49%41%
EBacc average point score0.004.384.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort44%37%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils0.040.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils1.053.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language13%41%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language16%89%20%

A levels and other level 3 courses

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology20%
Chemistry17%

Other secondary schools in Haringey

Alexandra Park School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,888 pupils

98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 61.2

Duke's Aldridge

Academy converter · 873 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.1

Fortismere School

Foundation school · sixth form · 1,746 pupils

97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.1

Greig City Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,137 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.