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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Grove Junior School

Dark Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1QB

Telephone: 01582 760031

Email: admin@grovejm.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Lorna Urquhart

School type: Junior Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 491

DFE number: 919-2299

Published Admission Number: 90

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 359

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

90

90

Number of applications made

117

105

Number of places offered

90

87

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Linked Infant School

83

Siblings

0

Nearest School

0

Not Nearest School

2

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Linked Infant School

87

Siblings

0

Nearest School

0

Not Nearest School

0

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

None

Distance

9452.96

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 4

Updated: 4 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for The Grove Junior School.

Ofsted report and rating for The Grove Junior School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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