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Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring

Voluntary aided school · Tring · HP23 5AU

Ages 7–11 · 243 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

5.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.8%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
240

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

243 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
243
Boys / girls
145 / 98
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
243 / 240 (101%)
Free school meals
12.8%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Albans
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Gary Stanley

Location

Address
Frogmore Street
Postcode
HP23 5AU
Town
Tring
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Tring, Hertfordshire, 243 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.

Open schools in Tring
9
Primary schools in Tring
7
Academies among open schools in Tring
33% (3)
Open schools in HP23
10
Primary in HP23
8
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TringNear HP23

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Gary Stanley
Telephone
01442822024
Website
www.bishopwood.herts.sch.uk/

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