Bushmead Primary SchoolCrosshall Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Neots.
Summary of the comparison
Bushmead Primary School and Crosshall Junior School are primary schools in St Neots.
Bushmead Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Crosshall Junior School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Crosshall Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Bushmead Primary School was judged the expected standard and Crosshall Junior School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Bushmead Primary School and 75.0% for Crosshall Junior School.
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) and has risen at Crosshall Junior School (69.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St NeotsBushmead Primary School | St NeotsCrosshall Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | C56/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 117th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | 103rd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 380 | 371 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 480 | |
| Location | St Neots, PE19 8BT | St Neots, PE19 7GG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% | 75.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 380 | 371 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.6% | 16.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.4% | 22.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 21.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.5% | 4.2% 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
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