Bushmead Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 132246
- Address
- Bushmead Road, LU2 7EU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 703 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 33.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
Pakistani 26.3%
White British 14.9%
Mixed 12.3%
Bangladeshi 9.4%
Other White 9.2%
Other Asian 8.5%
Indian 6.7%
African 4.7%
Unclassified 3.4%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bushmead Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 49 41 |
| Year 1 | 89 41 48 |
| Year 2 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 3 | 120 60 60 |
| Year 4 | 114 54 60 |
| Year 5 | 91 41 50 |
| Year 6 | 112 63 49 |