Ashfield Junior School
School Lane, Bushey, WD23 1SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andre Dourado
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 117391
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089502350
About this school
Ashfield Junior School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 50 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 63% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 4% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 78% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Ashfield 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 | 76% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashfield Junior School compares
Ashfield Junior School ranked 89th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | — |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | 0.1 miles |
| Little Reddings Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 33.3% | 312 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
| Bushey Heath Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 242 | 0.7 miles |
| Bournehall Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 205 | 0.7 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
- 13 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report3 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.03%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 8.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Little Reddings Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bournehall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
Ashfield Junior School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bushey.
- 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
- 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 Ashfield Junior School teach?
- Ashfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ashfield Junior School is Mr Andre Dourado, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashfield Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashfield 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 many pupils are at Ashfield Junior School?
- Ashfield Junior School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ashfield Junior School full?
- Ashfield Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 219 on roll (91%), 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 Ashfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ashfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ashfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashfield Junior School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Ashfield Junior School ranked 89th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Ashfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashfield 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.