Bushbury Lane Academy

Bushbury Lane Academy has shown remarkable improvement since its previous inspection, now achieving an outstanding overall effectiveness rating. The school offers an inclusive and nurturing environment where pupils thrive academically and socially, demonstrating high levels of engagement and exceptional outcomes. The dedicated leadership team, supported by the Reach2 Academy Trust, ensures the delivery of a high-quality education while meeting the diverse needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The investment in staff development and effective monitoring has further enhanced the quality of education provided.

Strengths

• High expectations and aspirations for all pupils.
• Exceptional provision for pupils with SEND.
• Strong relationships and care permeate the school environment.
• Outstanding reading curriculum that supports early literacy.
• Variety of extracurricular opportunities enhancing personal development.
• Effective leadership and collaboration among staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bushbury Lane Academy attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Bushbury Lane Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bushbury Lane Academy had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.5% of pupils at Bushbury Lane Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bushbury Lane Academy received £8,466 and spent £8,048 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £49,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Bushbury Lane Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Norton Canes Primary Academy Cannock
• Heath Hayes Primary Academy Cannock
• Springhill Primary Academy Burntwood
• Silkmore Primary Academy Stafford
• Manor Park Primary Academy Birmingham
• Five Spires Academy Lichfield
• Aqueduct Primary Academy Telford
• Veritas Primary Academy Stafford
• Moor Green Primary Academy Birmingham
• Lawley Village Academy Telford

What is Bushbury Lane Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bushbury Lane Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Bushbury Lane Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bushbury Lane Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Bushbury Lane Academy have?

Bushbury Lane Academy has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bushbury Lane Academy cover?

Bushbury Lane Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bushbury Lane Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bushbury Lane Academy?

Bushbury Lane Academy is at Ripon Road, Bushbury Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 9TR.