Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Mansion Drive, Tring, HP23 5LX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Anselm Barker
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- URN
- 117618
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442824255
About this school
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent school in Tring. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 336 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Tring Park School for the Performing Arts under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1949, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 43 | 45 | 72 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 44.8 | 32.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tring Park School for the Performing Arts 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 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 3
Location
Nearby schools
-
Egerton-Rothesay School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Berkhamsted
-
Chiltern Way Academy4.2 miles
Academies · Aylesbury
-
Berkhamsted School4.6 miles
Independent schools · Berkhamsted
-
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School4.8 miles
Independent schools · Berkhamsted
-
Chesham Preparatory School5.9 miles
Independent schools · Chesham
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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Tring Park School for the Performing Arts teach?
- Tring Park School for the Performing Arts teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is an independent school in Tring.
- Who is the headteacher of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts?
- The headteacher of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is Mr Anselm Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tring Park School for the Performing Arts been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tring Park School for the Performing Arts under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Tring Park School for the Performing Arts?
- Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has 336 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Tring Park School for the Performing Arts full?
- Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has capacity for 370 pupils and 336 on roll (91%), 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 Tring Park School for the Performing Arts a faith school?
- No. Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has no designated religious character.
- How have Tring Park School for the Performing Arts's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 32.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Tring Park School for the Performing Arts's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts'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 24 July 2026.