# Bushmead Primary & Nursery School

Bushmead Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 720 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E132246. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 720
- Council: Luton
- URN: 132246

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Bushmead Primary & Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
1% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Luton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/luton-sixth-form-college-e130600): 460 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Stopsley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stopsley-high-school-e148692): 840 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Icknield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-high-school-e137679): 880 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [William Austin Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-infant-school-e109584): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024
- [William Austin Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-junior-school-e109560): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warden Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-junior-school-e109562): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/132246)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/132246)

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