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EnglandEast of EnglandHertsmereWD23 2AWHighwood Primary School
Primary

Highwood Primary School

Primary

Hertsmere · Bushey · WD23 2AW http://www.highwood.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
439
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
439
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highwood Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
41%
-4pp
57%49%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
439
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Mead Way, Bushey, WD23 2AW
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2541%5%66%36%54%8%61%20%71%76%106.0103.0105.017%439
2023/2445%2%72%21%55%5%72%22%78%74%105.0105.0105.016%441
2022/2357%8%65%24%69%24%67%20%75%63%105.0104.0104.0-0.80+1.30-0.3014%434
2018/1951%13%67%30%70%26%67%31%89%69%104.0104.0105.0+0.50+0.60-0.5013%442
2017/1848%10%77%23%60%20%75%23%75%78%105.0104.0104.0-0.60-3.00-0.4013%445
2016/1767%8%83%20%73%15%85%22%92%85%105.0105.0105.0+0.30-1.30-0.1014%455

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
2024/2543922.317%29%19%5%12%
2023/2444123.116%32%18%6%15%
2022/2343422.514%35%18%6%14%
2021/2243221.510%32%17%6%16%
2020/2143419.813%32%17%
2018/1944221.413%31%20%4%7%
2017/1844520.913%28%19%4%9%
2016/1745521.614%28%21%4%8%

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