Bushey Meads School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 14 2025 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
- 1236 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 52.2%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 7.9%
Other Asian 6.6%
Indian 6.3%
Unclassified 4%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other 2.9%
African 2.5%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 166 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 152 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| Economics | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Bushey Meads School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 147
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 28
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 117 78 |
| Year 8 | 183 90 93 |
| Year 9 | 219 131 88 |
| Year 10 | 191 99 92 |
| Year 11 | 189 106 83 |
| Year 12 | 130 66 64 |
| Year 13 | 129 73 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 2.4% |