Bhylls Acre Primary School
Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 149420
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558591
About this school
Bhylls Acre Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bhylls Acre Primary School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Bhylls Acre Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bhylls Acre Primary School compares
Bhylls Acre Primary School ranked 178th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 207 | — |
| Castlecroft Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 30.3% | 228 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery | 76% | 3.6% | 34.5% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| Westacre Infant School | — | — | — | 257 | 0.6 miles |
| Uplands Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Warstones Primary School | 54% | 5.1% | 41.2% | 465 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.72%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castlecroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Westacre Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Uplands Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Warstones Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Bhylls Acre Primary School ranks 58th 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
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy 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 Bhylls Acre Primary School teach?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bhylls Acre Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bhylls Acre Primary School is Mrs Lisa Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bhylls Acre Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bhylls Acre Primary School, 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 Bhylls Acre Primary School?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bhylls Acre Primary School full?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 207 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Bhylls Acre Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bhylls Acre Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bhylls Acre Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bhylls Acre Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bhylls Acre Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School is part of IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bhylls Acre Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2023/24 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bhylls Acre Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School ranked 178th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bhylls Acre Primary School's absence rate?
- Bhylls Acre Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bhylls Acre Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bhylls Acre Primary School'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 15 July 2026.