Hartsbourne Primary School
Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, WD23 1SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Tregear
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 145256
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02080759857
About this school
Hartsbourne Primary School is a primary academy in Bushey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 195 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Hartsbourne 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 | 73% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hartsbourne Primary School compares
Hartsbourne Primary School ranked 105th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 195 | — |
| Avanti House Primary School | 87% | 3.4% | 1% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Bushey Heath Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.3% | 9.4% | 166 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashfield Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17% | 219 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's CofE School | 74% | 5% | 31.1% | 278 | 1.2 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
- 16 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avanti House Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stanmore
-
Bushey Heath Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Ashfield Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
St John's CofE School1.2 miles
Primary · Stanmore
Other schools in Bushey
Hartsbourne Primary School ranks 5th 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
- 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 year groups does Hartsbourne Primary School teach?
- Hartsbourne Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of Hartsbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hartsbourne Primary School is Ms Rebecca Tregear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hartsbourne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartsbourne 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 Hartsbourne Primary School?
- Hartsbourne Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hartsbourne Primary School full?
- Hartsbourne Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 195 on roll (83%), 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 Hartsbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hartsbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hartsbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hartsbourne Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hartsbourne Primary School?
- Hartsbourne 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 Hartsbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hartsbourne Primary School rank locally?
- Hartsbourne Primary School ranked 105th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hartsbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Hartsbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hartsbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hartsbourne 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 10 July 2026.