Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Tring, Hertfordshire·HP23 5RT
Composite score
48.8
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#7,731
National rank
#825
In East of England
#213
In Hertfordshire
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
43
any preference, for 9 places
Applications from another council area
19%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
0.9320220.8720231.0020240.8620250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
109
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,257
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a primary school serving Tring, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 109 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 25.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 8 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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