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Highwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mead Way, Bushey WD23 2AW · highwood.herts.sch.uk · 01923 256210
On the mapSearch near WD23 2AW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.57 mi
- 4.13 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 99% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- First language not English
- 25.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 2.57 mi (4.13 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.98 mi (1.57 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 61 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.57 mi4.13 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.98 mi1.57 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (59 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Highwood Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 97
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (24%) with SEND