Not recorded · Independent
The Purcell School
Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TS
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 192 of 220 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Yes
GCSE results
54%
47.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| A level average points per entry | 37 |
| A level students | 42 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.3 |
| 22/23 | 31.8 |
| 23/24 | 39.0 |
| 24/25 | 37.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.2 |
| 22/23 | 36.6 |
| 23/24 | 40.2 |
| 24/25 | 47.7 |
Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headmaster
- Paul Bambrough
- Address
- Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TS
- Telephone
- 01923331100