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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU2 7EUBushmead Primary & Nursery School
Primary

Bushmead Primary & Nursery School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU2 7EU http://www.bushmeadprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
703
cap. 840
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
703
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
703
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bushmead Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
-5pp
70%65%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
1%
0pp
12%7%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
703
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Bushmead Road, Luton, LU2 7EU
Local authority
Luton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%1%77%39%66%2%81%33%80%79%106.0106.0107.08%703
2023/2465%1%75%26%72%2%82%29%77%69%105.0106.0105.018%722
2022/2365%12%75%30%81%15%78%31%81%81%105.0105.0105.0-0.50+0.50+0.9018%748
2018/1970%11%75%27%84%23%82%32%91%84%104.0106.0108.0-0.30+0.50+0.704%818
2017/1867%10%77%20%84%23%83%18%90%85%104.0104.0108.0-1.40+0.20-0.904%806
2016/1768%9%75%28%83%14%86%25%86%80%104.0105.0106.0-0.80-0.80-0.305%822

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2570321.58%33%13%5%15%
2023/2472221.518%34%14%6%17%
2022/2374823.318%34%13%7%24%
2021/2276822.915%35%13%6%20%
2020/2179120.612%36%12%
2018/1981820.74%35%11%4%7%
2017/1880621.24%32%11%4%9%
2016/1782220.35%31%10%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.