Bushbury Lane Academy
Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Nash
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 142823
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902556486
About this school
Bushbury Lane Academy is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bushbury Lane Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 83% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 83% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bushbury Lane Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bushbury Lane Academy compares
Bushbury Lane Academy ranked 19th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 7% | 62.4% | 228 | — |
| Whitgreave Primary School | 81% | 4.2% | 65.1% | 442 | 0.6 miles |
| Dunstall Hill Primary School | 59% | 7.3% | 59.5% | 458 | 0.8 miles |
| Rakegate Primary School | 41% | 6% | 52.4% | 472 | 0.9 miles |
| Fallings Park Primary School | — | — | — | 685 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | 78% | 3.8% | 41.4% | 472 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.38%
- English as an additional language
- 50.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 25.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitgreave Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Dunstall Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Rakegate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Fallings Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Bushbury Lane Academy ranks 20th of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
- Claregate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bushbury Lane Academy teach?
- Bushbury Lane Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bushbury Lane Academy?
- The headteacher of Bushbury Lane Academy is Mrs Rebecca Nash, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bushbury Lane Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bushbury Lane Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bushbury Lane Academy?
- Bushbury Lane Academy has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bushbury Lane Academy full?
- Bushbury Lane Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bushbury Lane Academy a faith school?
- No. Bushbury Lane Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bushbury Lane Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bushbury Lane Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bushbury Lane Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bushbury Lane Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bushbury Lane Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bushbury Lane Academy compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Bushbury Lane Academy ranked 19th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bushbury Lane Academy's absence rate?
- Bushbury Lane Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bushbury Lane Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bushbury Lane Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.