Schools in Bilston

Once the Black Country's foremost centre for enamelling and iron production, Bilston operates as a market town within the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. The town's industrial chapter ran from coal and iron mining in the seventeenth century through Victorian steel works that defined the borough's southern edge. Moseley is among the most sought-after pockets in the area for primary catchments, with Coseley drawing families into its school-competitive corner to the south. Central Bilston and Bradley form the residential core, with Loxdale extending towards the borough boundary. The West Midlands Metro links Bilston Central to Wolverhampton city centre in under fifteen minutes. Bilston had around 35,000 residents at the 2021 Census.

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  • 2

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  • 2

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Area Performance

Bilston schools rank in the top 56% of England

Across 16 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.61/10, +0.18 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

17% Elite

Distribution across all Bilston schools

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Bilston vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 56%

Across all ranked Bilston schools

Top 54%Primaryavg #8,048 of 14,978
Top 71%Sixth formavg #1,808 of 2,554

Local directory

School profiles in Bilston

Browse 15 local profile links across primary schools and secondary schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

13 local matches

Rankings

Secondary schools

2 local matches

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