Bushey Meads School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

HertsmereConstituency

WD23 4PAPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Bushey Meads School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,200 pupils. Bushey Meads School is part of Bushey St James Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41%
EBacc average point score: 3.47

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

17%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,200

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,200
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Bushey St James Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Apr 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
4 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.