Bushey Heath Primary School
The Rutts, Bushey Heath, Bushey, WD23 1SP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Penny Barefoot
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 117088
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089503042
About this school
Bushey Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 77% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 33% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bushey Heath Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bushey Heath Primary School compares
Bushey Heath Primary School ranked 25th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 242 | — |
| Hartsbourne Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | 0.6 miles |
| Avanti House Primary School | 87% | 3.4% | 1% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashfield Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Little Reddings Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 33.3% | 312 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.13%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartsbourne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Avanti House Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanmore
-
Ashfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Little Reddings Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
Bushey Heath Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bushey.
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Bournehall Primary School Primary
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primary
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primary
- Hartsbourne Primary School Primary
- Highwood Primary School Primary
- Little Reddings Primary School Primary
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bushey Meads School Secondary
- Queens' School Secondary
- The Grange Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bushey Heath Primary School teach?
- Bushey Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Bushey Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bushey Heath Primary School is Ms Penny Barefoot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bushey Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bushey Heath Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bushey Heath Primary School?
- Bushey Heath Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bushey Heath Primary School full?
- Bushey Heath Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 242 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bushey Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bushey Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bushey Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bushey Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bushey Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bushey Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Bushey Heath Primary School ranked 25th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bushey Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Bushey Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bushey Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bushey Heath Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.