Community school · Hertfordshire

Bournehall Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117296URN

Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, WD23 3AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

111 applications for 29 places · 41st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 29 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 7.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 7.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 7.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 6.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 5.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 6.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 7.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 6.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	111	3.8	22	0.76
Sep 2025	29	122	4.2	35	1.21
Sep 2024	29	159	5.5	52	1.79
Sep 2023	29	160	5.5	37	1.28
Sep 2022	28	195	7.0	52	1.86
Sep 2021	29	202	7.0	47	1.62
Sep 2020	30	230	7.7	54	1.80
Sep 2019	30	192	6.4	48	1.60
Sep 2018	29	171	5.9	37	1.28
Sep 2017	30	186	6.2	45	1.50
Sep 2016	30	238	7.9	62	2.07
Sep 2015	30	185	6.2	62	2.07
Sep 2014	30	151	5.0	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%65th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	7%	111	107
2023/24	61%	10%	108	105
2022/23	71%	7%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bournehall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Little Reddings Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bushey Manor Junior School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Junior School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

75%met the SATs standard
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Bromet Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Bushey Heath Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

5.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117296 · 919/2360
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bournehall Avenue, Bushey, WD23 3AX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Hertsmere

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources