Bushbury Lane Academy is a primary school located in Wolverhampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ripon Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR
Website: www.bushburylaneacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01902556486
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lisa Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142823

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 230
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.5 to 0.5
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:41%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Low Hill Nursery School
Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN 		4out of 4 1,104 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bushbury Nursery School
Bushbury Lane , Bushbury WV10 8JP 		3out of 4 1,843 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bushbury Lane Academy
Ripon Road , Bushbury Lane WV10 9TR 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whitgreave Primary School
Goodyear Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JP 		4out of 4 977 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunstall Hill Primary School
Dunstall Avenue , WV6 0NH 		3out of 4 1,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rakegate Primary School
Rakegate Close , WV10 6US 		3out of 4 1,592 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Wolverhampton
Cannock Road , Fallings Park WV10 8PG 		3out of 4 1,815 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Old Fallings Lane , WV10 8BL 		3out of 4 1,510 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moreton School
Old Fallings Lane , Bushbury WV10 8BY 		3out of 4 1,949 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ormiston NEW Academy
Marsh Lane , Fordhouses WV10 6SE 		2out of 4 1,985 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thomas Telford University Technical College
Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR 		3out of 4 1,986 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Heath Park
Prestwood Road , WV11 1RD 		4out of 4 2,305 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road , WV6 0DU 		- not rated 3,072 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pine Green Academy
Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UB 		2out of 4 1,904 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Evergreen Academy
Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UA 		3out of 4 2,000 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodbury School
Hellier Road , Wolverhampton WV10 8ED 		- not rated 2,114 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL 		4out of 4 2,153 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY 		- not rated 2,333 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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