Little Reddings Primary School

Little Reddings Primary School remains a good school, demonstrating a welcoming environment and a positive attitude towards learning. The school has updated its curriculum to better meet the needs of its pupils and to address challenges stemming from the pandemic. Staff are well-trained and deliver the curriculum effectively, supporting all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils show pride in their progress and benefit from various educational and extracurricular opportunities, contributing to their overall positive experience at the school.

Strengths

• Welcoming environment with a 'can-do' attitude
• Recent curriculum changes tailored to pupil needs
• Skilled and well-trained staff delivering the curriculum effectively
• Pupils feel safe and supported, with rare instances of bullying
• Strong focus on reading, leading to good progress
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, feedback does not always enhance understanding
• Teachers are still adapting to new curriculum expectations in certain subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Little Reddings Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Little Reddings Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Little Reddings Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.3% of pupils at Little Reddings Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Little Reddings Primary School received £6,967 and spent £6,824 for each of its 316 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £567,000 (£1,797 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Bushey St James Trust, income was £8,020 and spending £8,278 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bushey · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Little Reddings Primary School is part of Bushey St James Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Bushey Meads School Bushey
• Hartsbourne Primary School Bushey

What is Little Reddings Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Reddings Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Little Reddings Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Reddings Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Little Reddings Primary School have?

Little Reddings Primary School has 312 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Reddings Primary School cover?

Little Reddings Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Little Reddings Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Little Reddings Primary School?

Little Reddings Primary School is at Harcourt Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PR.