Ashlyns SchoolTring School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ashlyns School and Tring School are secondary schools.
Ashlyns School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tring School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ashlyns School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashlyns School was judged Good and Tring School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.9 for Ashlyns School and 50.5 for Tring School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Ashlyns School (54.5 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tring School (55.6 in 2021-22, 50.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BerkhamstedAshlyns School | TringTring School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 34th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 42nd of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,535 | 1,584 | |
| Capacity | 1,557 | 1,507 | |
| Location | Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH | Tring, HP23 5JD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 Stronger figure | 50.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70.7% Stronger figure | 53.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.2% Stronger figure | 75.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.7% Stronger figure | 17.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 Stronger figure | 4.22 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 239 | 235 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 155 | 184 | |
| A-level average points | 37.6 Stronger figure | 36.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.7 Stronger figure | 37.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.7% | 10.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,535 | 1,584 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.8% | 11.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.5% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 23.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.3% Stronger figure | 32.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ashlyns School
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