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Falconer School

Falconer Road, Bushey, WD23 3AT

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance76%
AttainmentProgress 8: -1.91
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils54

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Some aspects not as strong

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WD23. Where we have them, council (Hertsmere) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
54
Free school meals
74.1%
55.3% above district average (18.8%)

Also: England 49.2%

SEN
100%
73.2% above district average (26.8%)

Also: England 99.9%

EAL
4.5%
15.5% below district average (20%)
Attendance
76%
18% below district average (94%)

Also: England 87.2%

Persistent absence
61.3%
Attainment
Progress 8: -1.91

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WD23 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2171.5%
  • 2021/2262.5%
  • 2022/2362.7%
  • 2023/2455.7%
  • 2024/2557.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
97
Pupils on roll
54

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hertfordshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Special classes · SEMH
Need types
SEMH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates