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OpenPrimaryURN 117088

Bushey Heath Primary School

Community school · Bushey · WD23 1SP

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 3–11

Pupils

242

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bushey, Hertfordshire, 242 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.3%.

Open schools in Bushey
18
Primary schools in Bushey
10
Academies among open schools in Bushey
28% (5)
Open schools in WD23
19
Primary in WD23
10
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
117088

Location

Address
The Rutts, Bushey Heath
Postcode
WD23 1SP
Town
Bushey
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
242
Boys / girls
145 / 97
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
242 / 270 (90%)
Free school meals
8.3%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Penny Barefoot
Telephone
02089503042

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-01-30

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
70%
Higher standard (RWM)
20%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables