Grove Primary Academy, Wolverhampton

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Grove Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Grove Primary Academy as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grove Primary Academy are SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 75% maths); Graiseley Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 63% maths); and Parkfield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths).

Grove Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Grove Primary Academy is one of 4 schools run by St Martin's Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

54.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 61.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (38%), Black (17%) and White British (15%).

In 2026, 76 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 11 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Grove Primary Academy had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is The Royal (West Midlands Metro), about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lilleshall Crescent (adjacent), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grove Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 594 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Grove Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grove Primary Academy are The Royal School, Wolverhampton (0.9 miles); Thomas Telford University Technical College (1.1 miles); Colton Hills Community School (1.2 miles); and The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton (1.3 miles).