Bushey Meads School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 13 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137872
- Address
- Coldharbour Lane, WD23 4PA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1213 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 36.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 53.6%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 7.9%
Other Asian 7.3%
Indian 6.9%
Unclassified 3.3%
Pakistani 3.1%
Other 2.6%
African 2.4%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 184 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 96 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 177 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| Economics | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Bushey Meads School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 29
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 8 | 223 129 94 |
| Year 9 | 178 93 85 |
| Year 10 | 191 106 85 |
| Year 11 | 184 96 88 |
| Year 12 | 139 83 56 |
| Year 13 | 111 71 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 18.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 1.7% |