Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Grove Road Primary School

3–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145255URN

Grove Road, Tring, HP23 5PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

142 applications for 59 places · 171st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

Inspection history

27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 May 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Grove Road Primary School, URN 117341

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

142 applications · 59 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Grove Road Primary School (URN 117341), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	142	2.4	54	0.92
Sep 2025	54	138	2.6	47	0.87
Sep 2024	60	134	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2023	60	164	2.7	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	142	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	130	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2019	60	128	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2018	59	123	2.1	49	0.83
Sep 2017 *	54	122	2.3	44	0.81
Sep 2016 *	46	96	2.1	45	0.98
Sep 2015 *	46	97	2.1	37	0.80
Sep 2014 *	60	123	2.1	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%121st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	5%	109	105
2023/24	69%	10%	107	107
2022/23	68%	19%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grove Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dundale Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

4.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Marsworth Church of England Infant School
2.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

4.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brookmead School
4.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
4.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145255 · 919/2436
Trust: Ridgeway Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Grove Road Primary School (URN 117341)
Address: Grove Road, Tring, HP23 5PD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources