Little Reddings Primary School
Harcourt Road, Bushey, WD23 3PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Tregear
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 137861
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089505388
About this school
Little Reddings Primary School is a primary academy in Bushey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 312 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 9 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 | 49 | 37 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 54% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 70% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 62% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 68% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Little Reddings 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 | 45% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Reddings Primary School compares
Little Reddings Primary School ranked 297th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.3% | 33.3% | 312 | — |
| Bournehall Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashfield Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | 0.5 miles |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
| Bushey Manor Junior School | 68% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 235 | 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)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 37.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bournehall Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Ashfield Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Bushey Manor Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Bushey
Little Reddings Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primary
- Hartsbourne Primary School Primary
- Highwood 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 Little Reddings Primary School teach?
- Little Reddings Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Reddings Primary School?
- The headteacher of Little Reddings Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Tregear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Reddings Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Reddings 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 big is Little Reddings Primary School?
- Little Reddings Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Little Reddings Primary School full?
- Little Reddings Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 312 on roll (65%), 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 Little Reddings Primary School a faith school?
- No. Little Reddings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Reddings Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Little Reddings Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Little Reddings Primary School?
- Little Reddings Primary School is part of BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Little Reddings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Reddings Primary School rank locally?
- Little Reddings Primary School ranked 297th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Reddings Primary School's absence rate?
- Little Reddings Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Reddings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Reddings 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 1 July 2026.