Academy sponsor led · Wolverhampton

Bushbury Lane Academy

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142823URN

Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.1 above Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wolverhampton

94 applications for 30 places · 4th of 70 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Wolverhampton median (2.0) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.1; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2020 0.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 1.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as Oxley Primary School (URN 104295), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	94	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2024	28	51	1.8	29	1.04
Sep 2023	25	41	1.6	19	0.76
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	25	0.83
Sep 2021	18	25	1.4	14	0.78
Sep 2020	26	22	0.9	10	0.38
Sep 2019	20	24	1.2	13	0.65
Sep 2018	29	35	1.2	20	0.69
Sep 2017	16	26	1.6	10	0.63
Sep 2016 *	29	50	1.7	20	0.69
Sep 2015 *	30	39	1.3	19	0.63
Sep 2014 *	30	39	1.3	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%17th of 62 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Wolverhampton 80% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Wolverhampton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Wolverhampton 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wolverhampton 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Wolverhampton 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Wolverhampton 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	10%	107	105
2023/24	83%	7%	107	103
2022/23	57%	4%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bushbury Lane AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Whitgreave Primary School
0.9 km · Wolverhampton

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Dunstall Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Rakegate Primary School
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Fallings Park Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Good2022

2.0applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Woden Primary School
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Northwood Park Primary School
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Good2023

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Elston Hall Primary School
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142823 · 336/2031
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 55.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Oxley Primary School (URN 104295)
Address: Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR
Local authority: Wolverhampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources