Grove School
Grove provides education for students throughout the 11-19
age range. We hope that this section of our website
will be useful for those principally interested in what
we offer for 11-16 year olds – the compulsory years.
Grove School is comprehensive in the true sense of the
word, admitting each year up to 200 students of all abilities
and backgrounds from the many partner Primary Schools in
the area.
Students in Key
Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9) have access to the full National
Curriculum with an additional emphasis on modern languages
in keeping with our status as a specialist Language College. In Year 7, students are taught in sets for English, Maths and Modern Language and in mixed-ability groups for other subjects, but from Year 8 onwards setting according to ability and the speed with which progress can be made is increasingly used. We offer strong support for those needing Learning Support. We
place importance of the development of young people as
individuals and have adopted the Opening Minds curriculum. This
aims to give students the skills they need for learning
and living in a community and it operates alongside the
National Curriculum.
We are fortunate to be fully staffed with well-qualified
teachers working almost exclusively only in their own subject
specialisms. Our buildings are modern and well-maintained
with excellent facilities that we are constantly seeking
to improve.
Our Key Stage 4 programme is recognised as being exceptionally
innovative and flexible, allowing students to follow traditional
courses based on a wide selection of GCSE subjects or a
vocational route in partnership with local businesses and
colleges whilst still being an integrated part of the school
for most subjects. Students can even mix vocational
and the more traditionally “academic” studies.
Throughout their studies students of all ages are guided
and encouraged through our strong pastoral care and support
systems.
The Aims of Grove School are focused
on recognising every child as important and doing all we
can to help them reach their full potential. Click
on the link to see more detail.
To find out more about any aspect of Grove School, please
use the links in the menu.
