Bushey Meads School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Coldharbour Lane
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 4PA
Phone 02089503000
Reference Number 137872

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1213
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.32%
Girls: 44.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 93 94 187
8 129 94 223
9 93 85 178
10 106 85 191
11 96 88 184
12 83 56 139
13 71 40 111

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 53.6%
White, Other 8.9%
Asian, Other 7.3%
Indian 6.9%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
Pakistani 3.1%
African 2.4%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Caribbean 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2019-12-05
Date Description Report
2019-11-12 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-03-07 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-09-29 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2012-02-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as Bushey Meads School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
50.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 59% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 71% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.32 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.29 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 9.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 145 45
Third Preference 138 29
From another Local Authority 29 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Meadow Wood School
Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4NN
0.06 miles
Little Reddings Primary School
Harcourt Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PR
0.26 miles
Bournehall Primary School
Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3AX
0.48 miles
Ashfield Junior School
School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SR
0.76 miles
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1ST
0.78 miles
Bushey Heath Primary School
The Rutts, Bushey Heath, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SP
0.88 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Merry Hill Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SU
0.98 miles
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School
Hartspring Cottage, Elton Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, WD25 8HB
1.12 miles
Bushey Manor Junior School
Grange Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2QL
1.14 miles
Longwood School
Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2QG
1.17 miles
Hartsbourne Primary School
Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SJ
1.25 miles
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
Aldenham Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2QH
1.32 miles
Avanti House Primary School
Common Road, Stanmore, HA7 3JB
1.48 miles
Highwood Primary School
Mead Way, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2AW
1.63 miles
Bromet Primary School
Oxhey Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4SG
1.71 miles
Central Primary School
Derby Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2LX
1.88 miles
St Meryl School
The Mead, Carpenders Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 5BT
1.88 miles
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Neal Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0WF
1.89 miles
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
32 Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JJ
2.14 miles
Field Junior School
Watford Field Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AZ
2.22 miles
Name Distance
Falconer School
Falconer Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3AT
0.81 miles
Queens' School
Aldenham Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2TY
0.93 miles
The Grange Academy
London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
0.97 miles
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE
2.01 miles
Bentley Wood High School
Clamp Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3JW
2.28 miles
West Herts College
Watford Campus, Hempstead Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3EZ
2.61 miles
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JF
2.86 miles
Kingsley High School
Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6ND
2.86 miles
Hatch End High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6NR
2.94 miles
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS
2.95 miles
Stanmore College
Elm Park, Stanmore, HA7 4BQ
2.98 miles
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
3.01 miles
London Academy
Spur Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8DE
3.16 miles
Avanti House School
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2EQ
3.36 miles
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
High Road, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 5DY
3.41 miles
The Sacred Heart Language College
High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
3.44 miles
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3LR
3.52 miles
Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 5RQ
3.55 miles
Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1HL
3.62 miles
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HR
3.79 miles
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