Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Bushey, Hertfordshire
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1SU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 346 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 March 2023
Strengths
- “Sacred Heart is a welcoming and nurturing place to learn.”
- “Pupils develop strong relationships with staff and peers.”
- “They feel safe because they know that adults will listen to them and deal with any concerns quickly.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified that some pupils struggle to remember important subject knowledge.”
- “In these subjects, pupils have gaps in knowledge and are not as ready for future learning.”
- “This is because leaders have not set out the precise knowledge and skills that they want pupils to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2023 (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: 50 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Bushey Manor Junior School 0.3 mi Good
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bournehall Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashfield Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Little Reddings Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bromet Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Field Junior School 1.0 mi Standards maintained