Bushmead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Bushmead Primary School is a primary school in St Neots, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 380 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy and nurturing school.”
- “Staff and pupils maintain warm, good-humoured relationships.”
- “Pupils are happy in school and enjoy their time here.”
To improve
- “Some subjects are more developed than others.”
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not check effectively what pupils have learned.”
- “This means that gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not always identified and some pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Crosshall Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Crosshall Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Middlefield Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winhills Primary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots 1.7 mi Standards maintained
- Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Priory Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good