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Bushbury Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school103 pupilsNurseryWolverhampton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, March 2023
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher14.9School workforce census
Pupils on roll103Census January 2026

Bushbury Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Wolverhampton for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 103 pupils. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Bushbury Lane, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, WV10 8JP01902 558118bushburynursery.co.ukMrs Heidi Bullock acting headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 28 March 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wolverhampton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll103Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families4%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English18%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support20%21 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%6 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls55 / 48
White British pupils51%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 24 pupils, for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Wolverhampton with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), Severe learning difficulty (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll103101100909293
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals4%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language18%16%6%9%5%8%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%21%21%20%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans11%8%6%2%2%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.0full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher14.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,404
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£13,767England £7,738. Total £881k
Income per pupil£16,774England £7,697. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,007England £3,480
Money in reserve58%A lot put by: £627k, £9,792 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£192kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£13,767spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m23012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate57 per 1,000 people37% lower than the England average
Typical house price£217,500Wolverhampton

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Northwood Park Primary SchoolAcademy150 m609Good 20239Compare
Woodbury SchoolIndependent260 m45Not inspectedCompare
Bushbury SchoolIndependent270 m29Not inspectedCompare
Bushbury Hill Primary SchoolCouncil510 m243Report card 202610Compare
Moreton SchoolAcademy630 m1,130Good 202018Compare
Whitgreave Primary SchoolCouncil940 m442Outstanding 202396Compare
Elston Hall Primary SchoolAcademy950 m683No overall grade 202573Compare
Low Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school950 m136Outstanding 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Bushbury Nursery School a good school?

Bushbury Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2023.

What is Bushbury Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Bushbury Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 28 March 2023.

How many pupils does Bushbury Nursery School have?

103 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Bushbury Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Bushbury Lane, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, WV10 8JP
Telephone
01902 558118
Website
www.bushburynursery.co.uk
Acting Headteacher
Mrs Heidi Bullock
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Ward
Bushbury North
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
104285 · LAESTAB 3361009

Where these figures come from