ðə sˈaɪt wˌɛɹ ðə skˈuːl bˈɪldɪŋz nˈaʊ stˈænd wʌz wˈʌns mˈoʊstli fˈiːldz"mˈiːdz", fɹʌm ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ðˈɛn smˈɔːl vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv bˈʊʃi.
The site where the school buildings now stand was once mostly fields ("meads", from Old English ) surrounding the then small village of Bushey.