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Grove Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Grove Road, Tring HP23 5PD · groveroad.herts.sch.uk · 01442 822056
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.48 mi
- 2.38 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 23 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 1.48 mi (2.38 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.48 mi2.38 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.40 mi2.25 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.15 mi1.86 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (54 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117341)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Grove Road Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 157
- 35% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (10%) with SEND