Bournehall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bushey, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.45 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Bournehall Primary School is a primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Bournehall Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.21 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026, there were 22 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.45 miles away, further than in 2025 and further than in 2015.
- In January 2026, 18.5% of pupils were eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 8.9%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, WD23 3AX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “During the pandemic, leadership challenges affected staff morale and slowed the school’s development.”
- “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.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Little Reddings Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bushey Manor Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Ashfield Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromet Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bushey Heath Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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