My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
45%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%Bushey Meads School
Academy converter — Secondary
WD23 4PA / 11–18 / None
43.6
Attainment 8
64%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 43.6
- Progress 8
- -0.45
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 41%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 27.61
- Achieving AAB+
- 5.6%
64% of parents would recommend this school
458 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
52%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
18%Agree
38%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
12%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
8%Not applicable
52%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
15%Agree
37%Disagree
30%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
20%Agree
26%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
19%Don't know
1%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
31%No
69%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 142 parents
Strongly agree
18%Agree
27%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
24%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
22%Agree
42%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
21%Agree
46%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
5%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
19%Agree
50%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
55%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
57%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
20%Agree
43%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
64%No
36%23.9% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
23.9%
SEN support
8.6%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.9%
48.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 48.7%
71% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 94%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 71%
- Entered top-third university
- 26%
- Achieved a degree
- 73%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16:1
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16:1
- Overall absence
- 12.38%
- Persistent absence
- 32.94%
- English as additional language
- 18.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93%
- White
- 62.4%
- Mixed
- 7.9%
- Asian
- 18.1%
- Black
- 4%
- Other
- 2.9%
White British52.2%
Other White9.5%
Irish0.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed3.4%
White & Black Caribbean2%
White & Asian1.6%
White & Black African0.9%
Other Asian6.6%
Indian6.3%
Pakistani3.9%
Chinese0.9%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Caribbean2%
Other Black1.1%
African0.9%