The Grove School

School Name: The Grove School
Address: Newcastle Road
Town/City: Market Drayton
County: Shropshire
Postcode: TF9 1HF
Telephone Number: 01630 652121
Website: http://groveschoolmarketdrayton.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
Trust: Marches Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Marches Academy Trust

Headteacher: Mr Mitchell Allsopp
Capacity: 1206
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 856 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 71% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30%

URN: 146580
DfE Number: 893/4423
UKPRN: 10081958
UPRN: 100071544572
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Shropshire (E06000051)
Constituency: North Shropshire (E14001398)
Electoral Ward: Market Drayton East & Rural (E05016047)

Easting & Northing: 367992E, 334369N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 54' 23.16" N 2° 28' 37.97" W
Plus Code: 9C4VWG4F+H4

DfE Record: View record

1. Longlands Primary School (0.3km)
2. Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School (0.9km)
3. Market Drayton Junior School (1.4km)
4. Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery (3.8km)
5. Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School (4.4km)
6. Moreton Say CofE Primary School (5.0km)

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• Idsall School
• Sir John Talbot's School
• Longlands Primary School
• Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery
• Lower Heath CofE Primary School
• Grange Primary School
• Shrewsbury Academy
• Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School
• Woodlands School
• Selattyn CofE Primary School
• Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
• Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery
• Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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