Bushbury Lane Academy | School performance

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

50%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWolverhampton

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bushbury Lane Academy · Primary · Wolverhampton

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

76%

-7pp

83%62%41%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

RWM higher standard

10%

+3pp

10%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

41%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

79%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

34%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

225

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

50%

FSM eligible

62%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9TR

Local authority

Wolverhampton

Website

www.bushburylaneacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01902556486

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	76%	10%	79%	41%	79%	17%	79%	17%	86%	72%	107.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	19%	225
2023/24	83%	7%	87%	43%	83%	10%	83%	10%	90%	83%	107.0	103.0	107.0	—	—	—	18%	231
2022/23	57%	4%	71%	14%	75%	11%	71%	11%	82%	64%	102.0	101.0	102.0	+1.40	+0.90	+0.30	17%	227
2018/19	41%	0%	48%	10%	69%	7%	59%	10%	62%	52%	99.0	100.0	100.0	-2.00	-1.80	-3.20	10%	210
2017/18	43%	0%	53%	7%	70%	17%	53%	10%	70%	57%	100.0	99.0	101.0	-2.60	+1.50	-2.60	—	221
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	225	18.6	19%	50%	62%	7%	25%
2023/24	231	21.1	18%	45%	69%	7%	28%
2022/23	227	24.4	17%	46%	69%	8%	26%
2021/22	215	21.5	12%	48%	65%	7%	25%
2020/21	213	22.2	12%	50%	59%	—	—
2018/19	210	29.4	10%	42%	49%	4%	9%
2017/18	—	24.4	—	—	—	5%	14%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	6%	24%