Ashfield Junior School

HertfordshireVoluntary controlled school

School Lane, Bushey, WD23 1SR

Headteacher: Mr Andre DouradoSchool website ↗Pupils: 229 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2023
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 June 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good 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.
75.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 84%·Writing 81%·Maths 88%All three 75%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
16.0%
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).
18.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
124 girls, 105 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 88% (2018/19), currently 75%

* 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
2015/1680.0%10.0%-1.4+0.1+0.5
2016/1762.0%5.0%-3.2+0.7-1.2
2017/1881.0%25.0%-0.8+1.0-0.6
2018/1988.0%27.0%+0.2+0.9+1.2
2022/2376.0%12.0%-2.4-0.9-1.9
2023/2463.0%4.0%---
2024/2575.0%14.0%---