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Bushmead Primary School

Primary

Huntingdonshire · St Neots · PE19 8BT www.bushmead.cambs.sch.uk/

Pupils
380
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bushmead Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-2pp
65%61%56%
'17'18'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
7%5%2%
'17'18'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
380
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BT
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
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
2024/2563%2%71%31%68%3%75%22%80%73%105.0104.0103.018%380
2023/2465%2%76%31%67%4%78%16%80%58%105.0104.0102.017%378
2022/2360%4%73%29%65%8%73%15%79%63%105.0104.0102.0+0.10-2.10+0.3025%362
2018/19Not applicableNot applicable59%18%71%6%Not applicableNot applicable80%63%101.0Not applicable101.0-0.40+0.80Not applicable25%324
2017/1859%7%66%14%83%10%76%7%86%83%101.0102.0105.0-2.50+0.80-0.7027%309
2016/1756%4%72%28%76%8%84%12%80%92%105.0103.0108.0+0.20-1.20-1.0026%298

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
2024/2538023.018%7%27%6%16%
2023/2437820.917%7%27%6%18%
2022/2336222.525%7%32%6%18%
2021/2235620.123%6%31%7%18%
2020/2134620.827%6%29%
2018/1932420.125%6%25%4%9%
2017/1830919.727%7%26%5%12%
2016/1729821.426%5%30%4%11%

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