Bushbury Lane Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.534 miles
Published by City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bushbury Lane Academy is a primary school in Wolverhampton for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2025 entry.
Bushbury Lane Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 0.534 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding (20 February 2024); in 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last Reception 2025 place went to a child living 0.534 miles away, 7th shortest of 17 Wolverhampton primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance, this one included.
- The Reception 2025 last distance offered was nearer the school than in 2023, the other year with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love being part of this inclusive and caring school.”
- “The school is committed to giving pupils the very best experiences.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils and pupils live up to these.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- Whitgreave Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dunstall Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rakegate Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fallings Park Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woden Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Northwood Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Elston Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published