Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School
Christchurch Road, Tring, HP23 4EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katherine Cooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 117274
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442823551
About this school
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School is a community primary school in Tring. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.1% | 7.2% | 222 | — |
| Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring | 68% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6% | 30% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Grove Road Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 443 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton | 60% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 105 | 1.3 miles |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | — | 6.1% | 25% | 18 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.22%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.06%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring0.3 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Dundale Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Grove Road Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tring
- 1.3 miles
-
Marsworth Church of England Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Marsworth
Other schools in Tring
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring Primary
- Dundale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Grove Road Primary School Primary
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton Primary
- Tring School Secondary
- Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School teach?
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Tring.
- Who is the headteacher of Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School is Miss Katherine Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School?
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School full?
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 222 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.