Grove Church of England School
Academy converter primary school in Wantage (Oxfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Grove Church of England Primary School. I am proud to be the Headteacher at Grove CE Primary school where our vision of let your light shine is at the heart of everything we do. We believe everyone has the right to shine through exciting learning opportunities and a broad and balanced curriculum.
Rooted in our values of love, respect and resilience, we strive to ensure every child will flourish and reach their full potential. We relish the opportunity to show our wonderful school to visitors. Please do contact the school office if you would like to see more.
Grove is situated a short distance from the market town of Wantage and is made up of mixed post-war housing created through successive developments giving a population of approximately 9500. The surrounding area of the school is of a rural nature, the nearest major towns of Abingdon, Oxford and Newbury being easily accessible by car and bus.
The School catchment area falls mainly within the parish of St.John the Baptist Church . We are excited about proposals for future developments for our facilities, nursery and additional school places in the coming years.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Music
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 140474
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Moulds | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Polly Cornish | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend Miriam Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Nicholas Cheeseman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Karen Crossan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Anna Hills | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Alecia Leon | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Greaves Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Donna Blake Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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