Bushey Meads School is a secondary school located in Bushey. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/02/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, WD23 4PA
Website: http://www.busheymeads.org.uk/
Telephone: 02089503000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Jeremy Turner
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137872

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 1244
Number of Boys: 694
Number of Girls: 550

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.51 to -0.11
Of the 166 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 159 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:7%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.08
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Reddings Primary School
Harcourt Road , WD23 3PR 		3out of 4 552 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bournehall Primary School
Bournehall Avenue , WD23 3AX 		4out of 4 984 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashfield Junior School
School Lane , WD23 1SR 		3out of 4 1,289 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane , WD23 1ST 		4out of 4 1,392 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bushey Heath Primary School
The Rutts , Bushey Heath WD23 1SP 		4out of 4 1,552 yd Community school Yes 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 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grange Academy
London Road , WD23 3AA 		- not rated 1,579 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queens' School
Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY 		3out of 4 1,918 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadow Wood School
Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4NN 		3out of 4 123 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hilda's School
High Street , WD23 3DA 		- not rated 1,090 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Immanuel College
87-91 Elstree Road , WD23 4EB 		- not rated 1,444 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Falconer School
Falconer Road , WD23 3AT 		3out of 4 1,465 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1DT 		- not rated 1,590 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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