Bushmead Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 722 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
Pakistani 24.1%
White British 15.9%
Mixed 12.5%
Bangladeshi 10.1%
Other White 8.6%
Other Asian 8.2%
Indian 6.8%
African 4.7%
Unclassified 3.7%
Caribbean 2.1%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 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 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bushmead Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 42 47 |
| Year 1 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 2 | 119 60 59 |
| Year 3 | 118 61 57 |
| Year 4 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 5 | 108 63 45 |
| Year 6 | 108 59 49 |