Tring School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138352
- Address
- Mortimer Hill, HP23 5JD
- Website
- http://tring.herts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1584 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.2%
White British 80.5%
Mixed 6.5%
Other 4.7%
Other White 4.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.22
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 71 |
Admissions
Tring School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 223
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 280
- 2nd preference
- 169
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 186
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 117 125 |
| Year 8 | 241 130 111 |
| Year 9 | 242 118 124 |
| Year 10 | 238 120 118 |
| Year 11 | 236 125 111 |
| Year 12 | 194 62 132 |
| Year 13 | 191 86 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 2.4% |