Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Stocks Road, Aldbury, Tring, HP23 5RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Jacqueline Moore
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 117382
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442851240
About this school
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Tring. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 104 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 79% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 57% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 71% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aldbury Church of England Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School compares
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 95th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.8% | 10% | 104 | — |
| Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 79% | 2.8% | 8.8% | 109 | 1.9 miles |
| Grove Road Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 443 | 2.1 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton | 60% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 105 | 2.2 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch | 53% | 4.9% | 10.1% | 226 | 2.3 miles |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6% | 30% | 182 | 2.5 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)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
Grove Road Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Tring
- 2.2 miles
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch2.3 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
Dundale Primary School and Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Tring
Other schools in Tring
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Tring.
- Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring Primary
- Dundale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tring.
- Who is the headteacher of Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is Miss Jacqueline Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aldbury Church of England Primary 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School full?
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 120 pupils and 104 on roll (87%), 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 95th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.