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Bushfield Road Infant School

Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NA

Local ranking59th of 59 primary schools in North Lincolnshire
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

219

Capacity

3-7

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
182
Boys
85 (47%)
Girls
97 (53%)
Capacity
219 (83% full)
SEND
15.9%
FSM Eligible
34.6%
EAL
12.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
13.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,496/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.7%
  • White Other: 8.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
  • Mixed Other: 2.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.6%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.1%
  • Asian Other: 1.1%

79.7%

White British

8.8%

White Other

2.8%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bushfield Road

Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
117747
UKPRN
10074084
Establishment No.
2130

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