Bushbury

Summary

Bushbury (E02002149) is part of Wolverhampton local authority (view on map). Bushbury has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Bushbury neighbours Fordhouses, Bushbury Hill, Oxley Park, Low Hill, Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill, and Featherstone East & Essington.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bushbury is the 12th least deprived area in Wolverhampton (out of 33) with 46% of children living in low-income families, compared to 53% across Wolverhampton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bushbury, 36% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 47% in Wolverhampton and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bushbury % in Wolverhampton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 36% 47% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 64% 53% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bushbury, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Wolverhampton, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bushbury % in Wolverhampton % in England
No special educational needs 82% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Bushbury, 40% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 59% in Wolverhampton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bushbury % in Wolverhampton % in England
White 59% 41% 67%
Asian 10% 28% 14%
Black 13% 15% 7%
Mixed 14% 13% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bushbury with English as an additional language is 16%, compared with 31% in Wolverhampton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bushbury % in Wolverhampton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 16% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 84% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bushbury has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bushbury
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bushbury since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bushbury has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Bushbury
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Bushbury since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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