Community school · Cambridgeshire

Bushmead Primary School

4–11Ages
380Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132031URN

Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

94 applications for 60 places · 104th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

94 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	94	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2025	52	96	1.9	52	1.00
Sep 2024	59	93	1.6	62	1.05
Sep 2023	59	96	1.6	64	1.08
Sep 2022	43	82	1.9	42	0.98
Sep 2021	46	59	1.3	46	1.00
Sep 2020	50	90	1.8	49	0.98
Sep 2019	50	84	1.7	45	0.90
Sep 2018	50	83	1.7	48	0.96
Sep 2017	49	81	1.7	47	0.96
Sep 2016	57	108	1.9	54	0.95
Sep 2015	49	89	1.8	45	0.92
Sep 2014	42	79	1.9	41	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 75% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%83rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	2%	105	104
2023/24	65%	2%	105	104
2022/23	60%	4%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bushmead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Crosshall Infant School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place
Crosshall Junior School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

75%met the SATs standard
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Middlefield Primary Academy
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Winhills Primary Academy
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Priory Junior School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132031 · 873/2452
Capacity: 420 pupils · 380 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2000
Address: Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BT
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources