SCHOOL PROFILE

Bilston Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 130305
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 454 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Wolverhampton
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 456 456 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 214 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 242 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.0%
27.2 pts above England
School 52.0%
Wolverhampton 42.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.0%
6.7 pts above England
School 27.0%
Wolverhampton 30.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wolverhampton 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
29.8%
136
Indian
19.1%
87
African
15.8%
72
White and Black Caribbean
11.6%
53
Any other White background
4.2%
19
Caribbean
3.9%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.7% 108 of 456 pupils
2.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.7%
Wolverhampton 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.1% 96 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.6% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 66
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Wolverhampton 59.4%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Wolverhampton 71.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.68 pts lower than England
School 4.54%
Wolverhampton 6.27%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.61 pts lower than England
School 9.20%
Wolverhampton 17.16%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.56 pts lower than England
School 0.24%
Wolverhampton 1.51%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.4% 12.3 pts above England
Bilston Church of England Primary School
100.4%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information