Grove Road Primary School, Tring

In its own words: "To maximise the potential of all our children and staff by providing an excellent learning environment that is at the heart of the local community. Grove Road Primary School is part of the Ridgeway Learning Partnership (RLP) Multi Academy Trust."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors of Grove Road Primary School, I warmly welcome you to our incredible school. At Grove Road, children are at the heart of everything we do. We foster a culture of curiosity, enjoyment and ambition, working in close partnership with parents, carers and the wider community."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Grove Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 81% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Grove Road Primary School as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grove Road Primary School are Dundale Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, 68% reading, 68% maths); Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 73% maths); Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Outstanding); and St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 73% maths).

Grove Road Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Grove Road Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Ridgeway Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

6.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 7 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Grove Road Primary School had 29 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Tring Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beacon Way (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grove Road Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 54 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Grove Road Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.