Schools in Bushey
Bushey has 18 schools in the catchment.school database including 10 primaries and 3 secondaries, administered by Hertfordshire County Council. Five schools operate as academies setting their own admissions policies independently. The area contains one outstanding-rated school and two faith schools, reflecting Hertfordshire's historically church-linked provision.
The main secondary options in Bushey are Queens' School, Bushey Meads School, and Little Furze School in nearby South Oxhey. Queens' School has a selective girls-only entry and draws applicants from a wide area, while Bushey Meads and Little Furze are mixed non-selective schools. Hertfordshire co-ordinates admissions through its annual Admissions to Schools booklet, with secondary applications closing in October and primary in January.
School demand in Bushey
Across the 16 schools in Bushey with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Bushey have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Bushey are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Bushey have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bushey: 4 oversubscribed (10)
Bushey Heath Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 1SP
Highwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 2AW
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 1ST
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 2QH
Bushey Manor Junior School
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 2QL
Bournehall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bushey · WD23 3AX
Ashfield Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bushey · WD23 1SR
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bushey · WD23 1SU
Little Reddings Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bushey · WD23 3PR
Hartsbourne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bushey · WD23 1SJ
Secondary Schools in Bushey (3)
Other Schools in Bushey (5)
St Margaret's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bushey · WD23 1DT
Immanuel College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bushey · WD23 4EB
Longwood School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bushey · WD23 2QG
Falconer School
Not applicable · Community special school
Bushey · WD23 3AT
Meadow Wood School
Not applicable · Community special school
Bushey · WD23 4NN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bushey are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.