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Bushbury Lane Academy

URN
142823
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bushbury Lane Academy
URN
142823
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

84 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

78

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

69

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#10 of 66 schools in Wolverhampton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Bushbury Lane Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Bushbury Lane Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 April 2024
Inspection date
20 February 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

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)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

74

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.47×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wolverhampton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

79.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

76.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WV10 9TR - Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Postcode
WV10 9TR
Phone
1902556486
Website
www.bushburylaneacademy.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wolverhampton
Local authority code
336

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 284 schools in Wolverhampton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

284

Open schools

126

Closed schools

158

Primary schools

182

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.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 April 2024

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 April 202420 February 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1OutstandingView report for inspection published 17 April 2024
    • Outstanding

      Published
      17 April 2024
      Inspected
      20 February 2024
      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

    40.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 27

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary182 (66.7%)
    • Secondary42 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (17.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Oxley Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Whitgreave Primary School895 mPrimaryOpen
    Whitgreave Infant School986 mPrimaryClosed
    Low Hill Nursery School1.0 kmNurseryOpen
    Re-Entry1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Dunstall Hill Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Dunstall Hill Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton1.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Rake Gate Infant School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy1.4 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Oxley Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Whitgreave Primary School
      Distance
      895 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Whitgreave Infant School
      Distance
      986 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Low Hill Nursery School
      Distance
      1.0 km
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wolverhampton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryWV2 1DWClosed
    All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimaryWV2 1ELClosed
    All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryWV2 1ELClosed
    Bantock Primary SchoolPrimaryWV3 0HYOpen
    Bantock Primary SchoolPrimaryWV3 0HYClosed
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1DW
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1EL
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1EL
      Status
      Closed
    • Bantock Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV3 0HY
      Status
      Open
    • Bantock Primary School
    Re-Entry
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Dunstall Hill Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dunstall Hill Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Rake Gate Infant School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV3 0HY
    Status
    Closed