Schools in Bilston
Bilston is a large urban area in the Black Country, falling under Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for school admissions. The area is served by 18 schools: 13 primaries and 2 secondaries - Moseley Park and Ormiston SWB Academy. Both secondary schools are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Dudley Council.
Bilston has the highest oversubscription rate in this cluster: 10 of its 18 schools are currently at or above their published admission number. Seven schools hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, and 4 carry a religious character. At Bilston's most popular schools, competition for places means that proximity to the school gate is frequently the deciding factor - families should confirm their address against each school's most recent admissions policy and use the catchment.school postcode tool to check last-offered distances.
School demand in Bilston
Across the 17 schools in Bilston with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 99%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Bilston have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Bilston are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Dudley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Bilston have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bilston: 9 oversubscribed (13)
Loxdale Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bilston · WV14 0AU
Stowlawn Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bilston · WV14 6EH
Wilkinson Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bilston · WV14 8UR
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bilston · WV14 7PD
Bilston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bilston · WV14 0HU
Bramford Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bilston · WV14 9TU
Field View Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bilston · WV14 7AE
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bilston · WV14 8BS
Manor Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bilston · WV14 9UQ
Hurst Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bilston · WV14 9AJ
Villiers Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bilston · WV14 6PR
Wallbrook Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bilston · WV14 8YP
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bilston · WV14 8YB
Secondary Schools in Bilston (2)
Other Schools in Bilston (3)
Rosewood School
Not applicable · Community special school
Bilston · WV14 8XJ
Green Park School
Not applicable · Community special school
Bilston · WV14 6EH
Bilston Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Bilston · WV14 0LT
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bilston are set by Dudley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.