Wilkinson Primary School
Walter Road, Bradley, Bilston, WV14 8UR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs H Richards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 480
- URN
- 104325
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558971
About this school
Wilkinson Primary School is a community primary school in Bilston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 480 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 66% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 85% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wilkinson Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 489 |
| 2023/24 | 496 |
| 2024/25 | 491 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilkinson Primary School compares
Wilkinson Primary School ranked 23rd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.5% | 46.7% | 480 | — |
| Loxdale Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 49.3% | 450 | 0.5 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 57.1% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Wednesbury Oak Academy | 66% | 6.6% | 46.3% | 439 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 557 | 0.7 miles |
| Moorcroft Wood Academy | — | — | — | 260 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.67%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loxdale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
St Martin's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Wednesbury Oak Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Moorcroft Wood Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Bilston
Wilkinson Primary School ranks 4th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Bilston.
- Bilston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bramford Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Field View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hurst Hill Primary School Primary
- Loxdale Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stowlawn Primary School Primary
- Villiers Primary School Primary
- Wallbrook Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wilkinson Primary School teach?
- Wilkinson Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bilston.
- Who is the headteacher of Wilkinson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wilkinson Primary School is Mrs H Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wilkinson Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilkinson Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wilkinson Primary School?
- Wilkinson Primary School has 480 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wilkinson Primary School full?
- Wilkinson Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 480 on roll (114%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wilkinson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wilkinson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilkinson Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wilkinson Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wilkinson Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilkinson Primary School rank locally?
- Wilkinson Primary School ranked 23rd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilkinson Primary School's absence rate?
- Wilkinson Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilkinson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilkinson Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.