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Bushy Hill Junior School

Primary

Guildford · Guildford · GU1 2SG http://www.merrowfederation.school

Pupils
209
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
27 Sep 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
23 May 2017
Full inspectionGood
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12 Nov 2015
Monitoring visit
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19 May 2015
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
62%
+10pp
LA
67%
England
63%
78%65%52%
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RWM higher
11%
+3pp
LA
11%
England
8%
17%13%8%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 34%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.96
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.56
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
233
cap. 240
274250226
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
LA AVG 21.86:1
26.723.219.8
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EAL
24%
LA AVG 16.15%
24%14%5%
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FSM eligible
18%
LA AVG 14.98%
18%15%12%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 16.95%
21%15%10%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
13%
LA
11%
England
13%
15%10%4%
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Overview

AddressSheeplands Avenue, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2SG
Telephone01483598544
Local authoritySurrey
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
Religious characterNone
Finance£6751 spend / pupil£7013 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2562%11%233
2023/2452%8%240
2022/2365%11%+0.00-0.20+0.10240
2018/1978%17%+0.90-0.80+0.20265
2017/1873%10%-0.40-2.10-1.00235
2016/1770%15%-0.60-1.80-1.60226
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2574%38%74%12%75%34%88%77%106.0106.0105.013%
2023/2482%30%63%9%71%32%92%73%105.0105.0105.020%
2022/2380%38%74%15%75%35%82%75%107.0107.0105.017%
2018/1983%41%84%20%89%36%91%83%107.0107.0108.021%
2017/1885%35%78%15%88%23%90%87%106.0105.0107.014%
2016/1785%40%90%15%77%27%92%88%108.0106.0108.010%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523321.013%24%18%5%13%
2023/2424026.720%19%15%5%13%
2022/2324020.117%15%14%6%9%
2021/2227422.218%15%18%6%15%
2020/2126520.120%10%17%
2018/1926522.521%12%17%3%4%
2017/1823524.014%9%12%3%5%
2016/1722619.810%5%13%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.