Primary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1ST
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 92% full — 166 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 74 / 92
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 9%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Hertsmere 012A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 43%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Melissa Adams
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bushey Park
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- URN
- 117090
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 75% | 0.1 mi |
| Bushey Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 83% | 0.6 mi |
| Little Reddings Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 43% | 0.6 mi |
| Hartsbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 73% | 0.7 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 77% | 0.8 mi |
| Bournehall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 0.8 mi |
| Avanti House Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | 87% | 1 mi |
| Bushey Manor Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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