Bushmead Primary SchoolCrosshall Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Neots.
Summary of the comparison
Bushmead Primary School and Crosshall Infant School are primary schools in St Neots.
Bushmead Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Crosshall Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Crosshall Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Bushmead Primary School was judged the expected standard and Crosshall Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bushmead Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St NeotsBushmead Primary School | St NeotsCrosshall Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 117th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 197th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 380 | 296 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 438 | |
| Location | St Neots, PE19 8BT | St Neots, PE19 7GG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 380 | 296 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.6% | 8.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.4% | 24.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 5.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.5% | 9.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bushmead Primary School
Crosshall Infant School
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