Bushey Heath Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

The Rutts, Bushey Heath, Bushey, WD23 1SP

Headteacher: Ms Penny BarefootSchool website ↗Pupils: 239 (capacity: 270)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
Oversubscribed
51% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
51%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 30 January 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
33.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 90%·Maths 90%All three 83%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding60%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
57
How many got their first choice?
29of 57 (50.9%)
How many applied in total?
154

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
106 girls, 133 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 93% (2016/17), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1669.0%7.0%+1.2+6.1-0.3
2016/1793.0%30.0%+2.6+2.6+4.1
2017/1890.0%41.0%+0.9+1.7+2.2
2018/1981.0%23.0%+2.0+4.2+2.2
2022/2370.0%20.0%+0.4+2.2+0.5
2023/2477.0%33.0%---
2024/2583.0%33.0%---