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Bushmead Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Bushmead Road, Luton LU2 7EU · bushmeadprimaryschool.co.uk · 01582 725387
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Luton 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 720
- 86% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 103 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 116 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 91 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Luton it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 117
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (15%) with SEND