Hartsbourne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bushey, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.83 miles
Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Hartsbourne Primary School is a primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Hartsbourne 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 | 2.83 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.13 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.55 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 4.63 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.94 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.92 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.83 miles away, the 5th longest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2015.
- There were 12 first-choice applications for 20 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, WD23 1SJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hartsbourne Primary School get a well-rounded education.”
- “Adults are ambitious for them.”
- “Pupils achieve well, especially in mathematics and reading.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not always make the best use of learning time, or spot opportunities to move pupils’ learning on as well as they might.”
- “Where this happens, some pupils do not fully meet the challenge of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 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) | 73% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 12 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.
- Bushey Heath Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashfield Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Little Reddings Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Meryl School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bournehall Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bushey Manor Junior School 1.8 mi Good
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