Bushmead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.204 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
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.
Bushmead Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.204 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.263 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.331 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception offer went to a child living 1.204 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer than in 2023, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- 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.
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