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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 149420

Bhylls Acre Primary School

Academy converter · Wolverhampton · WV3 8DZ

Ages 3–11 · 207 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-21

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
180

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
92
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
87
Offers to outside-LA applicants
29

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

207 pupils · 230 places

Pupils on roll
207
Boys / girls
118 / 89
School capacity
230
Capacity fill
207 / 230 (90%)
Free school meals
20.3%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Thompson

Location

Address
Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft
Postcode
WV3 8DZ
Town
Wolverhampton
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 207 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 20.3%.

Open schools in Wolverhampton
136
Primary schools in Wolverhampton
82
Academies among open schools in Wolverhampton
61% (83)
Open schools in WV3
16
Primary in WV3
8
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WolverhamptonNear WV3

  • Castlecroft Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV3 8HS · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand1.23

    0.3 miles away

  • Westacre Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV3 9EP · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–7

    • FSM18.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Uplands Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV3 8BA · Wolverhampton

    Ages 7–11

    0.7 miles away

  • Warstones Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV4 4LU · Wolverhampton

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Springdale Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV4 4NJ · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM39.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Thompson
Telephone
01902558591
Website
www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/

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