Bhylls Acre Primary School

About Bhylls Acre Primary School

Bhylls Acre Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary school in the Wolverhampton local authority, serving children aged 3 to 11. It sits in a competitive local landscape: within the LA, it ranks 127th out of 308 same-type schools, placing it in the bottom half of the table. The top-performing peers in the area are St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100. Bhylls Acre itself has a ranking score of 61, based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths. The school is relatively small, with 221 pupils against a capacity of 230, and 17.5% of its pupils are eligible for free school meals. It has a nursery provision and is non-religious in character, with headteacher Lisa Thompson leading the school.

Academically, Bhylls Acre's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2019 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for early years provision, leadership and management, and behaviour and attitudes. This was a significant improvement from its previous inspection in 2014, which rated the school Inadequate. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 61% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, which is slightly below the local authority average of 65%. However, the school performed strongly in reading, with 93% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 36% achieving a higher standard. In writing, 86% met expectations, while maths saw 61% at the expected level and an average score of 103. Only 7% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school ranks 36th out of 60 primary schools in Wolverhampton on this metric.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, music rooms, gymnasium, outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports provision includes athletics, cricket, dance, gymnastics, and rounders, while extracurricular clubs cover drama, gardening, choir, and film club. For pupils with additional needs, Bhylls Acre provides support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 66 applications for 18 places, with 17 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.67. This suggests strong local demand, and the school is likely to suit families who value a smaller, improving primary with a clear focus on reading and a supportive SEND framework.

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