Grove Road Primary School
Grove Road, Tring, HP23 5PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIDGEWAY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Flynn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 145255
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442822056
About this school
Grove Road Primary School is a primary academy in Tring. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 69% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Grove Road Primary 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 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 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 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Road Primary School compares
Grove Road Primary School ranked 133rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 443 | — |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6% | 30% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring | 68% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 243 | 0.7 miles |
| Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School | — | 3.1% | 7.2% | 222 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton | 60% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 105 | 1.4 miles |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | — | 6.1% | 25% | 18 | 1.5 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)
- 7.58%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 3.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dundale Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring0.7 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Tring
- 1.4 miles
-
Marsworth Church of England Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Marsworth
Other schools in Tring
Grove Road Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary 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
- 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 Grove Road Primary School teach?
- Grove Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tring.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grove Road Primary School is Mr Jon Flynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grove Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove Road Primary 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 Grove Road Primary School?
- Grove Road Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grove Road Primary School full?
- Grove Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 443 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Grove Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grove Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grove Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grove Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Grove Road Primary School?
- Grove Road Primary School is part of RIDGEWAY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grove Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grove Road Primary School rank locally?
- Grove Road Primary School ranked 133rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grove Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Grove Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove Road Primary 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 10 July 2026.