Primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Bushfield Road Infant School
Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 1NA
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 24 September 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- Places
- 219
- How full
- 79% full — 173 of 219 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 87 / 86
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 16%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Lincolnshire 010D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 18%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Angela Spencer
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Frodingham
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- URN
- 117747
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Junior Academy BrumbyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 67% | 0.2 mi |
| Frodingham Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Lincoln Gardens Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 46% | 0.6 mi |
| Priory Lane Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 61% | 0.8 mi |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 74% | 1 mi |
| Scunthorpe CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 45% | 1 mi |
| Oasis Academy Henderson AvenueAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 60% | 1.1 mi |
| Oakfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 87% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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