Bournehall Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, WD23 3AX

Headteacher: Mr Steven WellsSchool website ↗Pupils: 211 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
80% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
80%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

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.
77.0%
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%.
7.0%
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 83%·Writing 80%·Maths 83%All three 77%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding40%
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?
35
How many got their first choice?
28of 35 (80.0%)
How many applied in total?
122

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
30.0%
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
54%girls·46%boys
113 girls, 98 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2016/17), currently 77%

* 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
2015/1648.0%7.0%+0.6-4.3+0.6
2016/1790.0%27.0%+3.8+0.9+2.1
2017/1877.0%17.0%+1.8-1.0-0.6
2018/1980.0%17.0%+0.7+0.2-0.9
2022/2371.0%7.0%+3.3-1.1+3.2
2023/2461.0%10.0%---
2024/2577.0%7.0%---