Longwood School
Longwood School is an independent school in Bushey for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 65 pupils and room for 213.
Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, WD23 2QG01923 253715longwoodschool.co.ukMr Liam Donovan headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 65 | 37 | 185 | 203 | 204 | 218 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens' School | Academy | 600 m | 1,697 | No overall grade 2025 | 88 | Compare |
| Bushey Manor Junior School | Council | 830 m | 235 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| The Purcell School | Independent | 840 m | 192 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | Council | 870 m | 176 | Good 2024 | 55 | Compare |
| Falconer School | Council | 970 m | 54 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Grange Academy | Academy | 990 m | 928 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Bournehall Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 205 | No overall grade 2024 | 76 | Compare |
| Central Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 399 | Report card 2026 | 38 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Longwood School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Longwood School yet.
How many pupils does Longwood School have?
65 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 213 places, so it is 31% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, WD23 2QG
- Telephone
- 01923 253715
- Website
- longwoodschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Donovan
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bushey North
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 26 July 1994
- URN
- 117662 · LAESTAB 9196236 · UKPRN 10070240
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.