OFSTED
18 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
1 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
QUEENS' SCHOOL (BUSHEY)
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,697
1,697 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
820
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
877
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.0 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Hertsmere
11.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.6 pts
below England
School
17.7%
Hertsmere
15.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Hertsmere
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
37.3%
633
Indian
13.3%
225
Any other White background
13.0%
220
Any other Asian background
7.3%
124
Pakistani
5.1%
87
White and Asian
4.2%
71
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
327 of
1,697 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.5
18.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.20 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
5.56%
Hertsmere
7.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.34 pts
lower than
England
School
12.47%
Hertsmere
18.64%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.35 pts
lower than
England
School
1.45%
Hertsmere
2.80%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.8%
7.4 pts
above England
Queens' School
99.8%
Hertsmere
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.