School admissions in Bilston
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Bilston in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Bilston first 667 times for 672 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 4 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.67 miles (Wallbrook Primary Academy) to 1.32 miles (Loxdale Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
13 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School | 1.37 | 30 | not published |
| Bramford Primary School | 1.20 | 60 | 1237 m (≈0.77 mi) |
| Wallbrook Primary Academy | 1.17 | 30 | 1082 m (≈0.67 mi) |
| Loxdale Primary School | 1.05 | 60 | 1.322 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Wilkinson Primary School | 0.98 | 48 | not published |
| Bilston Church of England Primary School | 0.94 | 87 | not published |
| Stowlawn Primary School | 0.93 | 44 | not published |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.93 | 72 | 788 m (≈0.49 mi) |
| Villiers Primary School | 0.92 | 75 | not published |
| Hurst Hill Primary School | 0.89 | 28 | 891 m (≈0.55 mi) |
| Field View Primary School | 0.89 | 37 | not published |
| Manor Primary School | 0.89 | 81 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.