Bushey Heath Primary School is a primary school located in Bushey. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/03/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Rutts, Bushey, WD23 1SP
Website: http://www.busheyheathjm.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02089503042
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Penny Barefoot
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117088

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/03/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 275
Number of Boys: 151
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 2.1 to 6.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bushey Heath Primary School
The Rutts , Bushey Heath WD23 1SP 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hartsbourne Primary School
Hartsbourne Road , WD23 1SJ 		3out of 4 709 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane , WD23 1ST 		4out of 4 1,073 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Avanti House Primary School
Common Road , HA7 3JB 		- not rated 1,171 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Ashfield Junior School
School Lane , WD23 1SR 		3out of 4 1,231 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bushey Meads School
Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4PA 		3out of 4 1,552 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grange Academy
London Road , WD23 3AA 		- not rated 2,418 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bentley Wood High School
Clamp Hill , HA7 3JW 		4out of 4 2,470 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Immanuel College
87-91 Elstree Road , WD23 4EB 		- not rated 732 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Hilda's School
High Street , WD23 3DA 		- not rated 1,427 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Wood School
Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4NN 		3out of 4 1,561 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1DT 		- not rated 1,567 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Falconer School
Falconer Road , WD23 3AT 		3out of 4 2,367 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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