Tring School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Mortimer Hill, Tring, HP23 5JD
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
32.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,599
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,507 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
218 of 280 families who put it first got an offer
223
Places offered
526
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 280 | 218 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 169 | 4 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 526 | 223 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 186 applications came from outside the council area (25 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
7.80 km
Furthest child offered under "Local Parishes"
518 applications · 240 places · 240 offered
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 7 |
| Children of Staff | 4 |
| Siblings | 100 |
| Local Parishes | 112 |
| Religion | 2 |
September 2025 entry
5.10 km
Furthest child offered under "Local Parishes"
556 applications · 240 places · 241 offered
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 1 |
| Children of Staff | 6 |
| Siblings | 90 |
| Local Parishes | 127 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sally Ambrose
- Address
- Mortimer Hill, Tring, HP23 5JD
- Phone
- 01442822303
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Tring East · Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138352
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RIDGEWAY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,599 pupils · 1,507 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,203 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.99 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 235 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 184 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 233 | 21% | 64% | 85% | |
| English Language | 233 | 13% | 56% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 17% | 57% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 224 | 17% | 51% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 11% | 45% | 67% | |
| History | 111 | 36% | 54% | 69% | |
| Geography | 93 | 23% | 58% | 75% | |
| Business | 91 | 21% | 56% | 74% | |
| Physical Education | 73 | 22% | 63% | 81% | |
| Design & Technology | 71 | 20% | 55% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 25% | 62% | 82% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 53 | 23% | 72% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 2% | 19% | 53% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 38 | 5% | 29% | 76% | |
| Business Studies | 34 | 6% | 18% | 29% | |
| Geography | 31 | 6% | 39% | 81% | |
| Economics | 27 | 4% | 19% | 59% | |
| Biology | 25 | 0% | 4% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 26% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 22% | 52% | 74% | |
| Film Studies | 23 | 9% | 35% | 91% | |
| Government and Politics | 22 | 9% | 23% | 41% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 22% | 44% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 17% | 33% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14293: Tring School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.