Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane, Bushey, WD23 1ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Melissa Adams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 117090
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089502166
About this school
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 166 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | — |
| Ashfield Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | 0.1 miles |
| Bushey Heath Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| Little Reddings Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 33.3% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
| Hartsbourne Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 0.8 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)
- 9.38%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey Heath Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Little Reddings Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Hartsbourne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Bournehall Primary School Primary
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primary
- Bushey Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primary
- Hartsbourne Primary School Primary
- Highwood Primary School Primary
- Little Reddings Primary School 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 Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery is Ms Melissa Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery, 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 Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery?
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery full?
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 166 on roll (92%), 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 Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.