Ashfield Junior School

Hertsmere · WD23 1SR

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 219 pupils, 15.5% FSM

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Ashfield Junior School

General Information

Address: School Lane, Bushey, WD23 1SR – View on map
Phone: 02089502350
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andre Dourado
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

219 pupils out of 240 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 15.5%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Hertsmere average)
English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.3% a year (Hertsmere 18.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 52% moved to another school, 48% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 75% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 14% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points above the Hertsmere average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 71% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 86%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 107
Based on: 57 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHertsmere averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points above the Hertsmere average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 8th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

=5Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery77%
=5The Wroxham School77%
=8Ashfield Junior School75%
=8Cowley Hill School75%
=10Fair Field Junior School73%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Cranborne Primary School87%
#2Bushey Heath Primary School83%
#3Hertsmere Jewish Primary School80%
#4Yavneh Primary School78%
=5Bournehall Primary School77%
=5Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery77%
=5The Wroxham School77%
=8Ashfield Junior School75%
=8Cowley Hill School75%
=10Fair Field Junior School73%
=10Hartsbourne Primary School73%
#12Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School70%
=13Bushey Manor Junior School68%
=13Clore Shalom School68%
#15Newberries Primary School67%
#16Woodlands Primary School66%
#17St Teresa Catholic Primary School63%
#18Parkside Community Primary School59%
#19Meryfield Primary School58%
#20Oakmere Primary School52%
#21Monksmead School48%
#22Little Reddings Primary School43%
#23Highwood Primary School41%
=24St Giles' CofE Primary School40%
=24Summerswood Primary School40%
#26Kenilworth Primary School37%
#27Saffron Green Primary School36%
#28Shenley Primary School31%

View full Ofsted inspection report

1st of 3 junior schools in Hertsmere for Ofsted rating

#1Ashfield Junior SchoolGood
#2Bushey Manor Junior SchoolGood
#3Fair Field Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ashfield Junior SchoolGood
#2Bushey Manor Junior SchoolGood
#3Fair Field Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,830 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 3 junior schools in Hertsmere for spending per pupil

#1Fair Field Junior School£7,112
#2Bushey Manor Junior School£6,600
#3Ashfield Junior School£5,830

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Fair Field Junior School£7,112
#2Bushey Manor Junior School£6,600
#3Ashfield Junior School£5,830

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