Bushmead Primary School

State-Funded School

bushmead-primary-school-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton NorthConstituency

LU2 7EUPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bushmead Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 720 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 1%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

54%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

720

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 720
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Sept 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.