Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 1SJ
10 reasons to choose Hartsbourne Primary School
Top line
Hartsbourne Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bushey and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Hartsbourne Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 3 members of Bushey St James Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Hartsbourne Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hartsbourne Primary School ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 38% of schools.
The Hartsbourne Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. It also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Hartsbourne Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Hartsbourne Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.55am to 3.05/3.20pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs can extend the day to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Hartsbourne Primary School
St Margaret’s School, Junior School (1.3 miles); Longwood School (2.4 miles).
Bushey Heath Primary School (0.7 miles); Whitefriars School (2.3 miles); Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery, Stanmore (2.6 miles).
Immanuel College (1 mile); St Margaret’s School, Bushey (1.3 miles); Purcell School (2.7 miles).
Bentley Wood High School (2.2 miles); The Sacred Heart Language College (2.6 miles); Queens’ School (2.6 miles).