Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane, Bushey, WD23 1ST
166 pupils · 92% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 December 2023, published 20 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 43 | 129 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 31 | 111 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 42 | 152 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 56 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 51 | 170 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 59 | 195 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 61 | 201 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 52 | 205 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashfield Junior School 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bushey Heath Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Little Reddings Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hartsbourne Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bournehall Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.