Bushfield Road Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Bushfield Road Infant School is a primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for at this school.”
- “The school provides a welcoming and nurturing environment for its pupils.”
- “Staff build trusting relationships.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge from weaknesses in the previous curriculum.”
- “Learning in the early years does not support children as well as it should to ensure that children are well prepared for key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Lincolnshire.
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby 0.2 mi Good
- Frodingham Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Priory Lane Community School 0.8 mi Good
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Good
- Scunthorpe CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Oakfield Primary School 1.2 mi Good