Bournehall Primary School
Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, WD23 3AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Wells
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 117296
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089504438
About this school
Bournehall Primary School is a community primary school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bournehall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 28 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 61% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 97% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 94% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Bournehall 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 | 71% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bournehall Primary School compares
Bournehall Primary School ranked 76th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 205 | — |
| Little Reddings Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 33.3% | 312 | 0.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 0.5 miles |
| Bushey Manor Junior School | 68% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashfield Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | — | 5.7% | 3% | 176 | 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)
- 19.91%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Reddings Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey Manor Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Ashfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
Bournehall Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bushey.
- Ashfield Junior 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
- 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 ages does Bournehall Primary School teach?
- Bournehall Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Bournehall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bournehall Primary School is Mr Steven Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournehall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bournehall 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 many pupils are at Bournehall Primary School?
- Bournehall Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bournehall Primary School full?
- Bournehall Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 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 Bournehall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bournehall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bournehall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bournehall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bournehall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bournehall Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Bournehall Primary School ranked 76th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bournehall Primary School's absence rate?
- Bournehall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bournehall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bournehall 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 2 July 2026.