Academy converter · Staffordshire

Bhylls Acre Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149420URN

Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

67 applications for 27 places · 32nd of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Bhylls Acre Primary School, URN 124139

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 6.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 4.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 4.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Bhylls Acre Primary School (URN 124139), 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	27	67	2.5	24	0.89
Sep 2025	18	66	3.7	17	0.94
Sep 2024	30	92	3.1	28	0.93
Sep 2023	26	95	3.7	22	0.85
Sep 2022 *	30	92	3.1	26	0.87
Sep 2021 *	25	83	3.3	20	0.80
Sep 2020 *	14	92	6.6	17	1.21
Sep 2019 *	28	115	4.1	25	0.89
Sep 2018 *	30	125	4.2	38	1.27
Sep 2017 *	27	94	3.5	17	0.63
Sep 2016 *	27	63	2.3	20	0.74
Sep 2015 *	21	66	3.1	16	0.76
Sep 2014 *	30	103	3.4	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 70% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%168th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	13%	103	102
2023/24	61%	7%	107	103
2022/23	45%	0%	102	99

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

Bhylls Acre Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Castlecroft Primary School
0.4 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
1.0 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Westacre Infant School
1.0 km · Wolverhampton

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Uplands Junior School
1.1 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023
Warstones Primary School
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

Good2022

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Springdale Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place
Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School
2.1 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149420 · 860/2306
Trust: Ignite Learning Partnership
Capacity: 230 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2023
Replaced: Bhylls Acre Primary School (URN 124139)
Address: Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8DZ
Local authority: Staffordshire · Wolverhampton

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