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Bushfield Road Infant School

URN
117747
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bushfield Road Infant School
URN
117747
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
9 November 2025
Inspection date
24 September 2025
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 November 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 9 November 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

39

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

75

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

38

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.92×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (North Lincolnshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bushfieldinfants.co.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DN16 1NA - Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Contact details

Address
Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Postcode
DN16 1NA
Phone
1724842829
Website
www.bushfieldinfants.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
North Lincolnshire
Local authority code
813

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 154 schools in North Lincolnshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

154

Open schools

94

Closed schools

60

Primary schools

100

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 9 November 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 November 2025

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 9 November 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 November 202524 September 2025Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InspectionView report for inspection published 9 November 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      9 November 2025
      Inspected
      24 September 2025
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    50.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 35

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    27

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary100 (64.9%)
    • Secondary27 (17.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other27 (17.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Hugh's Special School180 mNot applicableOpen
    Rowan Education299 mNot applicableOpen
    Outwood Junior Academy Brumby322 mPrimaryOpen
    Brumby Junior School345 mPrimaryClosed
    Brumby Engineering College427 mSecondaryClosed
    Outwood Academy Brumby427 mSecondaryOpen
    Frodingham Infant School831 mPrimaryOpen
    Lincoln Gardens Junior School962 mPrimaryClosed
    Lincoln Gardens Infant School962 mPrimaryClosed
    Lincoln Gardens Primary School962 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Hugh's Special School
      Distance
      180 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Rowan Education
      Distance
      299 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Outwood Junior Academy Brumby
      Distance
      322 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Brumby Junior School
      Distance
      345 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (North Lincolnshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alkborough Primary AcademyPrimaryDN15 9JGOpen
    Alkborough Primary SchoolPrimaryDN15 9JGClosed
    Althorpe and Keadby Primary SchoolPrimaryDN17 3BNOpen
    Ashby Infants' SchoolPrimaryDN16 2TDClosed
    Barton St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryDN18 5HBOpen
    • Alkborough Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN15 9JG
      Status
      Open
    • Alkborough Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN15 9JG
      Status
      Closed
    • Althorpe and Keadby Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN17 3BN
      Status
      Open
    • Ashby Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN16 2TD
      Status
      Closed
    • Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School
    Brumby Engineering College
    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Outwood Academy Brumby
    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Frodingham Infant School
    Distance
    831 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lincoln Gardens Junior School
    Distance
    962 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lincoln Gardens Infant School
    Distance
    962 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lincoln Gardens Primary School
    Distance
    962 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DN18 5HB
    Status
    Open