OFSTED
9 March 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
312
299 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
144
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
168
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.5 pts
above England
School
33.3%
Hertsmere
11.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
21.7 pts
above England
School
42.0%
Hertsmere
15.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hertsmere
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.3%
107
Any other White background
17.9%
56
Any other ethnic group
8.0%
25
African
6.7%
21
Gypsy / Roma
6.7%
21
Indian
5.4%
17
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
19.9%
62 of
312 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Reading
16.8 pts below England
School
57.0%
Hertsmere
73.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Hertsmere
68.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Maths
19.0 pts below England
School
53.0%
Hertsmere
71.7%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
7.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
7.25%
Hertsmere
7.53%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.48 pts
higher than
England
School
21.30%
Hertsmere
18.64%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
0.72%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.0%
23.2 pts
below England
Little Reddings Primary School
65.0%
Hertsmere
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.