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Bushmead Primary School

Community school · St Neots · PE19 8BT

Ages 4–11 · 380 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
329

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

380 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
380
Boys / girls
194 / 186
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
380 / 420 (90%)
Free school meals
23.9%
FSM pupils
91
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Steve Down

Location

Address
Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon
Postcode
PE19 8BT
Town
St Neots
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, 380 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.9%.

Open schools in St Neots
21
Primary schools in St Neots
17
Academies among open schools in St Neots
57% (12)
Open schools in PE19
21
Primary in PE19
17
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Crosshall Infant School

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    • Absence5.1%

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  • Crosshall Junior School

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    • KS269%
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  • Eynesbury CofE C Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS259%
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  • Middlefield Primary Academy

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    • KS250%
    • Absence2.9%

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  • Winhills Primary Academy

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    • KS261%
    • Absence6.1%

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  • Priory Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    St Neots · PE19 1TF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence4.9%

    2.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Steve Down
Telephone
01480375375
Website
www.bushmead.cambs.sch.uk/

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