Bushey Manor Junior School
Grange Road, Bushey, WD23 2QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Mrs Mary Ann Cooper
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 117242
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923226362
About this school
Bushey Manor Junior School is a community primary school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 235 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 53 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 88% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 68% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Manor Junior 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 | 79% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bushey Manor Junior School compares
Bushey Manor Junior School ranked 150th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 235 | — |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | — | 5.7% | 3% | 176 | 0.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 0.3 miles |
| Bournehall Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Bromet Primary School | 85% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 270 | 0.7 miles |
| Field Junior School | 85% | 4.6% | 24.1% | 244 | 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.
Inspection history
- 2 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.24%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 5.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bournehall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bromet Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Field Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Bushey
Bushey Manor Junior School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bushey.
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Bournehall Primary School Primary
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primary
- Bushey Heath Primary 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 Manor Junior School teach?
- Bushey Manor Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the executive head of Bushey Manor Junior School?
- The executive head of Bushey Manor Junior School is Mrs Mary Ann Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bushey Manor Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bushey Manor Junior 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 Manor Junior School?
- Bushey Manor Junior School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bushey Manor Junior School full?
- Bushey Manor Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 235 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bushey Manor Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bushey Manor Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bushey Manor Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bushey Manor Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bushey Manor Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Manor Junior School rank locally?
- Bushey Manor Junior School ranked 150th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% 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 Manor Junior School's absence rate?
- Bushey Manor Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bushey Manor Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bushey Manor Junior 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.