Bournehall Primary School, Bushey
Bournehall Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bushey. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 8 schools in Bushey with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bournehall Primary School in detail
Bournehall Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Opened in September 1969, Bournehall Primary School is situated in the heart of Bushey, bordered by the Moatfield recreation ground, which along with Bushey Rose Garden and the remains of Herkomer Castle, is an area of historic interest."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Bournehall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (97% in reading, 71% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bournehall Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Bournehall Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Bournehall Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bournehall Primary School are Little Reddings Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 57% reading, 53% maths); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 91% maths); Bushey Manor Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); and Ashfield Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths).
Bournehall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Little Reddings Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryBushey Manor Junior SchoolAshfield Junior School
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bournehall Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (74%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 17 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Bournehall Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bushey Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Homefield Road (opposite), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bournehall Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bournehall Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bournehall Primary School are The Grange Academy (0.4 miles), Bushey Meads School (0.6 miles) and Queens' School (0.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The well-planned transition arrangements mean children start the Reception Year feeling ready for their school journey. Pupils benefit from having staff who have high expectations and want the best for them. The care and attention pupils receive puts them in the right frame of mind to learn the school's interesting curriculum. They achieve well by the end of Year 6.
Pupils typically behave and socialise well. Younger pupils are proud to show the stickers they earn for their efforts. Older pupils enjoy taking on roles. For example, the school ambassadors show visitors around the school, while the library monitors help to organise the books.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
During the pandemic, leadership challenges affected staff morale and slowed the school's development. However, the local authority and governing body collaborated to improve the situation. New leaders motivated staff by involving them in changes, such as discussing the adoption of high-quality schemes of work or collaborating with experts to shape the early years curriculum. This helped staff to understand key concepts and skills for each subject or area of learning in the early years. Staff also value support systems, such as privately engaged speech and language services that create vocabulary lists with simple definitions and pictures. These aid pupils' understanding of new concepts and words.
Staff training needs are primarily based on self-reports about what staff feel they require. While this approach provides some helpful tailored support, it overlooks gaps in subject knowledge or teaching methods that staff are unaware of. Additionally, the school does not always check how well training is being applied in the classroom. As a result, there are times when the explanations and instructions pupils receive lack the clarity necessary for them to understand new concepts and skills. For example, weaker readers may receive prompts that are unhelpful because they do not align with the requirements of the phonics programme.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its November 2014 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
18.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 97% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 71% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 88% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bournehall Primary School.
- All Aboard Kids Club BournehallAt the school · Not yet graded
- TOPKIDZ @ BUSHEY MANOR970m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Bournehall Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bournehall Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bournehall Primary School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Bournehall Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
211 pupils
210 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bushey
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bushey
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
11.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
205
Total Pupils
98
Boys
107
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,227
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,708
Per pupil
£1335k
Total funding
£62k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.4%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bournehall Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bournehall Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bournehall Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bournehall Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Bournehall Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bournehall Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Bournehall Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bournehall Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bournehall Primary School?
Bournehall Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Bournehall Primary School?
Classes at Bournehall Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bournehall Primary School?
Bournehall Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bournehall Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Bournehall Primary School in 2024/25. 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bournehall Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bournehall Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bournehall Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: All Aboard Kids Club Bournehall (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Bournehall Primary School's term dates?
Bournehall Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Bournehall Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bournehall Primary School?
Bournehall Primary School is at Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3AX.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)