Longwood School, Bushey
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Longwood School has made impressive improvements under new leadership. Your child will benefit from excellent phonics teaching, a genuine love of reading, and a warm community where behaviour is excellent and friendships thrive. The school creates a calm learning environment where staff have high expectations and pupils enjoy working hard across a well-planned curriculum.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and love of reading throughout the school - pupils receive daily phonics lessons and are matched to books at their level
- Excellent behaviour, attitudes and relationships - pupils are respectful, show mature social skills and work well together in a calm environment
- Well-designed early years provision that develops independence, problem-solving and communication skills to prepare children for Year 1
- Strong teaching in most subjects with staff who explain concepts clearly and have good subject knowledge
- Comprehensive personal development programme covering different religions, disabilities and family structures in age-appropriate ways
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching in some subjects - staff lack proper support and guidance to deliver certain curriculums as intended
- Support for pupils with special needs is not targeted enough - staff do not check understanding carefully enough or match support to individual pupil needs
- Assessment processes need to be more specific to accurately identify gaps in pupils' knowledge and provide better targeted help
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and leaders have created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Various clubs, interesting trips
Longwood School is a good independent school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Since new leadership took over, the school has made significant improvements to its curriculum and teaching quality.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
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Class Sizes
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Avg class size
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Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
31%
Available places
65 pupils
213 capacity
148 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bushey
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bushey
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
15,354
Applications
13,699
Got 1st preference
75.8%
Got preferred school
94.7%
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