Grove Road Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Tring · HP23 5PD · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.6%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 138352
Tring School
Academy converter · Tring · HP23 5JD
Ages 11–18 · 1,599 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
51.3
Overall absence
11.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-06-26
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.24
−20+2
Attainment 851.3
English & maths grade 5+58%
English & maths grade 4+77%
EBacc entry18%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 9.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,208
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill106%
1,599 pupils · 1,507 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,599
- Boys / girls
- 751 / 848
- School capacity
- 1,507
- Capacity fill
- 1,599 / 1,507 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 14%
- FSM pupils
- 168
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a 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
- Academy trust: RIDGEWAY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- RIDGEWAY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Ambrose
Location
- Address
- Mortimer Hill
- Postcode
- HP23 5JD
- 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Tring, Hertfordshire, 1,599 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 14%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Dundale Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Tring · HP23 5DJ · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS255%
- Absence6.2%
0.3 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tring · HP23 5AU · Hertfordshire
Ages 7–11
- KS284%
- Absence5.5%
0.4 miles away
Other independent school
Tring · HP23 5LX · Hertfordshire
Ages 7–19
- Att844.8
0.5 miles away
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Tring · HP23 4EE · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–7
- Absence4.2%
0.7 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tring · HP23 6EP · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.3%
1.2 miles away
Marsworth Church of England Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Marsworth · HP23 4LT · Buckinghamshire
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.2%
1.7 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Tring · HP23 5RT · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence5.7%
2.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Ambrose
- Telephone
- 01442822303