Lane Green First School
Bilbrook Road, Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- South Staffordshire Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 124174
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902297920
About this school
Lane Green First School is a community primary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 145 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Lane Green First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lane Green First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 25.5% | 145 | — |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy | 67% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| Birches First School | — | 4.2% | 6.1% | 175 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England First School | — | 3.5% | 8.4% | 339 | 0.7 miles |
| Palmers Cross Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 34.9% | 223 | 1.2 miles |
| Dovecotes Primary School | — | — | — | 277 | 1.3 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)
- 25.52%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Birches First School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Nicholas Church of England First School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Palmers Cross Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Dovecotes Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lane Green First School teach?
- Lane Green First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lane Green First School?
- The headteacher of Lane Green First School is Mr Thomas Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lane Green First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lane Green First 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 Lane Green First School?
- Lane Green First School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Lane Green First School full?
- Lane Green First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 145 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lane Green First School a faith school?
- No. Lane Green First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lane Green First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lane Green First School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lane Green First School?
- Lane Green First School is part of the South Staffordshire Learning Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lane Green First School's absence rate?
- Lane Green First School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lane Green First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lane Green First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.