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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Highwood Primary School

Mead Way
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 2AW

Telephone: 01923 256210

Email: admin@highwood.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Bindu Rai

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 679

DFE number: 919-2013

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 441

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

127

121

Number of places offered

60

60

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

30

Nearest School

20

Not Nearest School

9

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

16

Not Nearest School

16

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

1048.48

Distance

1239.54

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

976.14

Distance

1453.26

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5

Updated: 3 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Highwood Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Highwood Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Saunders

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Elizabeth Hawkins

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