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Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

Independent · ages 7-19MixedIndependent336 pupilsSixth formTringHertfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places34 spare336 pupils, 370 places
Average A level gradeB-2024/25
Pupils on roll336Census January 2024

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent school in Tring for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 336 pupils and room for 370.

Mansion Drive, Tring, HP23 5LX01442 824255tringpark.comMr Andrew J McGarva headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

72 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score32.5
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 26.326.320182019: 32.032.020192022: 23.623.620222023: 44.644.620232024: 44.844.820242025: 32.532.52025
Since 2018: +6.2
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018HertfordshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11724543805051
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 832.544.844.623.632.026.350.946.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%53%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%72%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score2.984.174.122.202.171.844.584.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%47%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 14 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Combined Science83%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
Dance100%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Drama97%grades 9 to 5, England 60%
French96%grades 9 to 5, England 60%
What is taught hereOffers triple science, 2 languages, music.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics46 entries
76%England 53%
Drama35 entries
97%England 60%
83%England 36%
French22 entries
96%England 60%
Art and Design19 entries
84%England 58%
Dance17 entries
100%England 58%
73%England 60%
Physics15 entries
100%England 82%
Chemistry15 entries
100%England 81%
Biology15 entries
100%England 82%
Geography14 entries
86%England 51%
History13 entries
100%England 52%
Spanish11 entries
100%England 54%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics4644%76%98%53%
Drama3569%97%100%60%
Combined Science3033%83%93%36%
French2246%96%96%60%
Art and Design1932%84%95%58%
Dance1777%100%100%58%
Religious Studies1540%73%80%60%
Physics1587%100%100%82%
Chemistry1587%100%100%81%
Biology1580%100%100%82%
Geography1457%86%86%51%
History1377%100%100%52%
Spanish1173%100%100%54%
Music888%100%100%61%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

71 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-37.2 points per entry
A level progress-0.04Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better9%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students71685776155150
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry37.1536.9836.4642.4536.2334.79
Average A level gradeB-B-B-B+B-C+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS35.3835.4035.5343.4435.2628.37
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects9%14%10%25%10%6%
A level progressA level value added-0.04-0.06-0.08-0.18

A level subjects

13 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Film Studies93%A* to B, England 57% · 15 entries
Drama and Theatre Studies86%A* to B, England 54% · 29 entries
English Literature82%A* to B, England 52% · 17 entries
Biology60%A* to B, England 49% · 10 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsDrama and Theatre Studies29English Literature17Business Studies16Psychology16Film Studies15Fine Art12History10Biology10Photography9Geography8Music Technology6Mathematics6Dance6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Drama and Theatre Studies29 entries · 41% A* or A · 100% passed
86%England 54%
English Literature17 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 52%
Business Studies16 entries · 6% A* or A · 81% passed
38%England 47%
Psychology16 entries · 25% A* or A · 94% passed
38%England 46%
Film Studies15 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
93%England 57%
Fine Art12 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 65%
History10 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 55%
Biology10 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 49%
Photography9 entries · 22% A* or A · 100% passed
44%England 58%
Geography8 entries · 25% A* or A · 88% passed
50%England 51%
Music Technology6 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 37%
Mathematics6 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
83%England 60%
Dance6 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 62%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
19.338.3
Gap 19.0England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll336Census January 2024
Places37091% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support1%3 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls72 / 264
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll336333358353365360
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support49%34%46%43%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%1%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 56 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training91%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training91%75%59%
Education45%37%31%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work46%38%28%
Not in education, work or training2%11%14%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m18112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate46 per 1,000 people49% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Dacorum
Nearest bus stop310 mChurch Square, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, TringChurch of England430 m243Good 202469Compare
Tring SchoolAcademy750 m1,599Good 202356Compare
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery SchoolCouncil810 m222No overall grade 202585Compare
Dundale Primary School and NurseryAcademy960 m182Not inspected33Compare
Grove Road Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles443Good 202277Compare
St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, WiggintonChurch of England0.9 miles105No overall grade 202469Compare
Marsworth Church of England Infant SchoolChurch of England2.1 miles18Good 202383Compare
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolChurch of England2.4 miles104Good 202348Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Tring Park School for the Performing Arts a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Tring Park School for the Performing Arts yet.

How good are Tring Park School for the Performing Arts's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 32.5, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Tring Park School for the Performing Arts have?

336 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 370 places, so it is 91% full.

Does Tring Park School for the Performing Arts have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B-. 13 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Mansion Drive, Tring, HP23 5LX
Telephone
01442 824255
Website
www.tringpark.com
Headteacher
Mr Andrew J McGarva
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
Tring East
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1949
URN
117618 · LAESTAB 9196041 · UKPRN 10008074

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from