MATpulse

Bushey Meads School

URN 137872·Secondary·Academy converter·Bushey St James Trust·Compare

Flags

5

1 high

Overall absence at 13.1%Staff costs at 78.6% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.1%Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,082.44

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

9.2%

of income

In-year balance

-3.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 13.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.

Staff costs at 78.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.

In-year deficit of 3.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 22.8%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—
Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.43.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.0%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,236

Capacity

1,300 (95%)

Free school meals

20.0%

English additional lang.

18.2%

Ethnicity

White British 52.2%Asian 17.2%Black 4.6%Mixed 7.9%Chinese 0.9%Other 2.9%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

77.2

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.0

Mean salary

£45,261

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

13.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

32.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.4%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

2024/25 · 1,020 pupils

Other schools in Bushey St James Trust

Compare these →
Hartsbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryLittle Reddings Primary SchoolPrimary