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Bushey Manor Junior School

Community school · Bushey · WD23 2QL

Ages 7–11 · 235 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

4.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-02

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)79%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
241

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

235 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
111 / 124
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
235 / 240 (98%)
Free school meals
8.9%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Mary Ann Cooper

Location

Address
Grange Road
Postcode
WD23 2QL
Town
Bushey
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 7–11, in Bushey, Hertfordshire, 235 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.9%.

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.

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM2.3%

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    • KS271%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Bromet Primary School

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    • KS264%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.9%

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  • Field Junior School

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    • KS282%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM20.9%

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    • KS245%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM33.1%

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  • Central Primary School

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    • KS251%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM23.8%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Mary Ann Cooper
Telephone
01923226362
Website
http://www.busheymanorjm.herts.sch.uk/

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