St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1DT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Lara Pechard
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 799
- URN
- 117606
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084164400
About this school
St Margaret's School is an independent school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 799 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Margaret's School under its current framework. 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
St Margaret's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1918, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 67 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 55.6 | 56.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 62.7% | 73.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 74.6% | 85% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 31.3% | 31.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Margaret's 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 | 51.4 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 743 |
| 2024/25 | 806 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 11
- Pupils on SEN support
- 193
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falconer School0.6 miles
Special schools · Bushey
-
Meadow Wood School0.8 miles
Special schools · Bushey
-
Immanuel College1.2 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
-
Longwood School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
-
Colnbrook School1.4 miles
Special schools · Watford
Other schools in Bushey
- Immanuel College Independent schools
- Longwood School Independent schools
- 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
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Margaret's School teach?
- St Margaret's School teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Bushey.
- Who is the headmistress of St Margaret's School?
- The headmistress of St Margaret's School is Mrs Lara Pechard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Margaret's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Margaret's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Margaret's School?
- St Margaret's School has 799 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is St Margaret's School full?
- St Margaret's School has capacity for 850 pupils and 799 on roll (94%), 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 St Margaret's School a faith school?
- No. St Margaret's School has no designated religious character.
- How have St Margaret's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.4 in 2022/23 and 56.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Margaret's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Margaret's 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 24 July 2026.