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Bushey Meads School

Academy converter · Bushey · WD23 4PA

Ages 11–18 · 1,200 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

42.1

Overall absence

14.1%

Admissions demand

0.65 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.45
−20+2
Attainment 842.1
English & maths grade 5+41%
English & maths grade 4+64%
EBacc entry7%

EBacc APS: 3.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence14.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.6%
Unauthorised5.2%
Authorised absence
8.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
7.8%
Enrolments in measure
984

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.65 · Often has places

1st preferences

114

Places offered

191

1st-preference offers

102

Total preferences (any rank)
530
Preferred offers (top 3)
191
Applications from outside LA
29
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

1,200 pupils · 1,300 places

Pupils on roll
1,200
Boys / girls
668 / 532
School capacity
1,300
Capacity fill
1,200 / 1,300 (92%)
Free school meals
23.4%
FSM pupils
221
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
Academy trust
BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
Headteacher
Jeremy Turner

Location

Address
Coldharbour Lane
Postcode
WD23 4PA
Town
Bushey
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
19 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bushey, Hertfordshire, 1,200 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 23.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Bushey
18
Secondary schools in Bushey
3
Academies among open schools in Bushey
28% (5)
Open schools in WD23
19
Secondary in WD23
3
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Secondary in Hertfordshire LA
77

Nearby secondary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Jeremy Turner
Telephone
02089503000
Website
http://www.busheymeads.org.uk/

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