Wilkinson Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bilston, Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wilkinson Primary School is a primary school in Bilston, Wolverhampton for ages 2–11 (community school). Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Wilkinson Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 37 of the 38 other Wolverhampton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Walter Road, Bradley, Bilston, WV14 8UR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 480 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Wilkinson Primary is a happy, welcoming and nurturing school, where pupils build firm foundations for later life and learning.”
- “Leaders establish positive relationships with pupils and their families as early as possible.”
- “Pupils feel safe and well cared for in school.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, staff are not adept at then using this information to tailor activities to pupils' needs in future lessons.”
- “When this occurs, it has an impact on pupils' learning.”
- “However, these changes are at an early stage of implementation.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- Loxdale Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Field View Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Villiers Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bilston Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lanesfield Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published