Welcome to the bushey st james trust
An exciting multi-academy Trust in hertfordshire

The Bushey St James Trust is an exciting multi academy trust in Bushey, Hertfordshire made up of three academy schools, Bushey Meads Secondary School, Little Reddings Primary School and Hartsbourne Primary School.
In February 2012 Bushey Meads Secondary School and Little Reddings Primary School formed the Multi Academy Trust and the purpose behind the joint application was to develop links between primary and secondary phase education. Read More…
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL
It is a real privilege to be the Executive Principal of the Bushey St James Trust (BSJT) and work alongside Carly Simmonds, the Headteacher of Little Reddings Primary School, Valerie Hudson, the Headteacher of Hartsbourne Primary School the and all the highly competent Trustees and Governors.
Together with the all the experienced and well qualified senior school leaders and of course the wider body of staff in all three school settings, it is exciting to see our innovative and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust develop and secure a promising future for the Trust in this area of South West Hertfordshire.
Admissions
Each school within the Multi Academy Trust is responsible for its own admissions and further information is available via the links below on each school’s website.
Trust Board
The Trust Board meets termly and the schools in the Trust are held to account for their performance against pre-agreed key performance indicators.
Sam Russell
Chair of Bushey St James TrustDinah Hoeksma
CHAIR OF BUSHEY MEADS SCHOOL LOCAL GOVERNING BODYJeremy Turner
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL OF BUSHEY MEADS SCHOOLRichard Abrahams
VICE CHAIR OF BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST
Sir Alan Steer
MEMBER AND TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR
Janet McNulty
TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

Nick Smith
TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR
Services
Human Resources
The BSJT HR Team offer a high quality HR service which effectively supports the Senior Leaders in the schools across the Trust in all areas of recruitment, retention, professional development and staff wellbeing.
Finance
The BSJT has a highly efficient Finance Team and a proven track record of effective financial management across the schools within the Bushey St James Trust. The Team is led by the Finance Manager Rachael Coombs.
Information Technology
The BSJT ICT Team offer a range of services and expertise across the Trust. The IT Team provide an excellent service to all students, staff and stakeholders within the Trust and are always on hand to readily resolve issues.
Facilities
BSJT has a well-qualified and very experienced Site and Facilities Team led by the Facilities Manager Richard Chambers. Richard has in excess of 40 years’ experience in managing multi-site estates, including project …