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| head = Jeremy Turner (Executive Principal - Bushey St James Trust)<ref>{{cite news|title=Bushey schools announce new headteacher|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11076275.Bushey_schools_announce_new_headteacher/|newspaper=Watford Observer}}</ref>
| head = Jeremy Turner (Executive Principal – Bushey St James Trust)<ref>{{cite news|title=Bushey schools announce new headteacher|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11076275.Bushey_schools_announce_new_headteacher/|newspaper=Watford Observer}}</ref>
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'''Bushey Meads School''' (also known as "BMS") is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in [[Bushey]], Hertfordshire, England. The school forms part of the Bushey St James Trust, in partnership with Little Reddings Primary School and Hartsbourne Primary School.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Bushey academies vow to work together to benefit of all pupils|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9509273.New_academies_vow_to_work_together_to_benefit_of_all_pupils/|newspaper=Watford Observer}}</ref>
'''Bushey Meads School''' (also known as "BMS") is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in [[Bushey]], Hertfordshire, England. The school forms part of the Bushey St James Trust, in partnership with Little Reddings Primary School and Hartsbourne Primary School.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Bushey academies vow to work together to benefit of all pupils|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9509273.New_academies_vow_to_work_together_to_benefit_of_all_pupils/|newspaper=Watford Observer}}</ref>


==History ==
==History ==
The school was founded in 1957 as Bushey Secondary Modern School with a building designed for 636 pupils.<ref name=brown/>
The school was founded in 1957 as Bushey Secondary Modern School with a building designed for 636 pupils.<ref name=brown/>


In 1993 Dr [[Dena Coleman]] became the head teacher at Bushey Meads School.<ref name=trib/> The school had a budget of about £3m and it had over 1,000 secondary and sixth form pupils. It had become grant-maintained to balance its budgets but money was tight. The school suffered from small classrooms.<ref name=brown>{{Cite web|date=2000-06-19|title=Brown 'bonanza' goes on essentials|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/19/education.csr2000|access-date=2020-06-25|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Coleman was head of the school until 1997.<ref name=trib>{{Cite web|title='Wherever she went she brought blessing' - tributes paid to headteacher|url=https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/10494621.tributes-paid-to-dr-dena-coleman-headteacher-of-yavneh-college-borehamwood/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Borehamwood Times|language=en}}</ref>
In 1998 Dr [[Dena Coleman]] became the head teacher at Bushey Meads School.<ref name=trib/> The school had a budget of about £3m and it had over 1,000 secondary and sixth form pupils. It had become grant-maintained to balance its budgets but money was tight. The school suffered from small classrooms.<ref name=brown>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2000|title=Brown 'bonanza' goes on essentials|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/19/education.csr2000|access-date=25 June 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Coleman was head of the school until 2005.<ref name=trib>{{Cite web|title='Wherever she went she brought blessing' – tributes paid to headteacher|url=https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/10494621.tributes-paid-to-dr-dena-coleman-headteacher-of-yavneh-college-borehamwood/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Borehamwood Times|language=en}}</ref>


The school celebrated its 50th anniversary by taking a major role in the annual ''Bushey Carnival'' in 2007, basing some events on the history and successes of the school.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary by taking a major role in the annual ''Bushey Carnival'' in 2007, basing some events on the history and successes of the school.
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The name Bushey Meads derives from the original surrounding area. The site where the school buildings now stand was once mostly fields ("meads", from [[Old English]] {{linktext|mæd}}) surrounding the then small village of [[Bushey]].
The name Bushey Meads derives from the original surrounding area. The site where the school buildings now stand was once mostly fields ("meads", from [[Old English]] {{linktext|mæd}}) surrounding the then small village of [[Bushey]].


The school has been featured in TV programs including [[Grange Hill]].{{fact}}
The school has been featured in TV programmes including [[Grange Hill]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do/20811260.happy-40th-birthday-grange-hill-40-facts-40-years/ |title=Happy 40th birthday, Grange Hill! 40 facts for 40 years |access-date=2023-02-12 |date=2018-03-03}}</ref>


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==
{{see also|Category:People educated at Bushey Meads School}}These are some famous students that attended Bushey Meads School:
{{see also|Category:People educated at Bushey Meads School}}


* [[Charlie Goode]] – footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former student lifts Play-Off Final trophy at Wembley… |url=https://newsletter.busheymeads.org.uk/former-student-lifts-play-off-final-trophy-at-wembley/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=BMS News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[George Michael]] – musician
* [[George Michael]] – musician
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* [[Andrew Ridgeley]] – musician
* [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]] – musician
* [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]] – musician
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* [[Andrew Ridgeley]] – musician
* Emily Staveley-Taylor - singer/actress [[The Staves]]
* Emily Staveley-Taylor – singer/actress [[The Staves]]
* Minhaal Datoo - lawyer
* Alun Hullock – presenter [[Formula 1]]
* Clare Cordell – singer/actress [[The Voice UK]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 1 September 2024

Bushey Meads School
Address
Map
Coldharbour Lane

Bushey
,
Hertfordshire
,

WD23 4PA

England
Coordinates51°38′56″N 0°20′56″W / 51.649°N 0.349°W / 51.649; -0.349
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspire to Achieve
Established1957
Department for Education URN137872 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsDi Hoeksma
Head teacherJeremy Turner (Executive Principal – Bushey St James Trust)[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1251
Houses  Sycamore
  Ash
  Willow
  Elm
  Oak
  Maple
  Beech
Colour(s)Green  
Websitebusheymeads.org.uk

Bushey Meads School (also known as "BMS") is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. The school forms part of the Bushey St James Trust, in partnership with Little Reddings Primary School and Hartsbourne Primary School.[2]

History

[edit]

The school was founded in 1957 as Bushey Secondary Modern School with a building designed for 636 pupils.[3]

In 1998 Dr Dena Coleman became the head teacher at Bushey Meads School.[4] The school had a budget of about £3m and it had over 1,000 secondary and sixth form pupils. It had become grant-maintained to balance its budgets but money was tight. The school suffered from small classrooms.[3] Coleman was head of the school until 2005.[4]

The school celebrated its 50th anniversary by taking a major role in the annual Bushey Carnival in 2007, basing some events on the history and successes of the school.

The name Bushey Meads derives from the original surrounding area. The site where the school buildings now stand was once mostly fields ("meads", from Old English mæd) surrounding the then small village of Bushey.

The school has been featured in TV programmes including Grange Hill.[5]

Notable former pupils

[edit]
See also: Category:People educated at Bushey Meads School

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Bushey schools announce new headteacher". Watford Observer.
  2. ^ "New Bushey academies vow to work together to benefit of all pupils". Watford Observer.
  3. ^ a b "Brown 'bonanza' goes on essentials". The Guardian. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "'Wherever she went she brought blessing' – tributes paid to headteacher". Borehamwood Times. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Happy 40th birthday, Grange Hill! 40 facts for 40 years". 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Former student lifts Play-Off Final trophy at Wembley…". BMS News. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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