Falconer School is a 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 22/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 25.8%, which is 21.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Falconer Road, Bushey, WD23 3AT
Website: http://www.falconer.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02089502505
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sara Ash
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117686

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 92
Number of Pupils: 89
Number of Boys: 89
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 25.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 59% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.49 Confidence interval -2.14 to -0.84
Of the 17 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:50%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:11.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.91
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhey Early Years Centre
Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL
4out of 4 2,224 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1SU
3out of 4 407 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bournehall Primary School
Bournehall Avenue , WD23 3AX
4out of 4 554 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bushey Manor Junior School
Grange Road , WD23 2QL
3out of 4 559 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
Aldenham Road , WD23 2QH
3out of 4 886 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Little Reddings Primary School
Harcourt Road , WD23 3PR
3out of 4 928 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange Academy
London Road , WD23 3AA
- not rated 129 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queens' School
Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY
3out of 4 1,407 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bushey Meads School
Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4PA
3out of 4 1,465 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close , WD18 0AE
4out of 4 2,311 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT
3out of 4 2,984 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Falconer School
Falconer Road , WD23 3AT
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Hilda's School
High Street , WD23 3DA
- not rated 957 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Longwood School
Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG
- not rated 1,059 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road , WD23 1DT
- not rated 1,138 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Wood School
Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4NN
3out of 4 1,345 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.