Meadow Wood School
Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, WD23 4NN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Executive Headteacher
- Ms Merja Paakkonen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 36
- URN
- 117691
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Telephone
- 02084204720
About this school
Meadow Wood School is a community special school in Bushey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 36 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -10.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.80 | - | - |
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 Meadow Wood 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 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.78%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 18.25%
- Persistent absence
- 61.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falconer School0.8 miles
Special schools · Bushey
-
St Margaret's School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
-
Immanuel College0.9 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
-
The Purcell School1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Longwood School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
- Falconer School Special 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
- Bushey Meads School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadow Wood School teach?
- Meadow Wood School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Bushey.
- Who is the interim executive headteacher of Meadow Wood School?
- The interim executive headteacher of Meadow Wood School is Ms Merja Paakkonen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadow Wood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow Wood 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 Meadow Wood School?
- Meadow Wood School has 36 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadow Wood School a faith school?
- No. Meadow Wood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Meadow Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Meadow Wood School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Meadow Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Meadow Wood School's absence rate?
- Meadow Wood School's overall absence rate is 18.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadow Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadow Wood 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.