Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School, Wolverhampton
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Wolverhampton. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 50th-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 44% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 88% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
For September 2024 entry, 3 families put Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2024 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School are Codsall Community High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Codsall Middle School (0.5 miles, Good); Aldersley High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); and Ormiston NEW Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.8).
Codsall Community High SchoolCodsall Middle SchoolAldersley High SchoolOrmiston NEW Academy
Who goes there
2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (13%).
In 2026, 34 pupils (22.7%) received SEN support and 13 (8.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bilbrook Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Cross Church (adjacent), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 54 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School issued 5 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School are Lane Green First School (under 0.1 miles), St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Birches First School (0.7 miles) and St Nicholas Church of England First School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Lane Green First SchoolSt Christopher's Catholic Primary AcademyBirches First SchoolSt Nicholas Church of England First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
5
Suspensions
3.82%
Suspension rate
5 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 131 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Term dates
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
44%
Available places
132 pupils
298 places
166 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
31.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
150
Total Pupils
74
Boys
76
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,939
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,376
Per pupil
£1048k
Total funding
£63k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.8%
Overall absence
18.0%
Persistent absence
139
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Questions parents ask about Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
What are SATs results like at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Of the pupils at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
No fixed boundary. When Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School was not full in 2025: it ran at 44% of its 298 places.
How big are the classes at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Classes at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School has around 150 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
6.8% of sessions were missed at Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School in 2024/25. 18% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
What are Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School's term dates?
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School?
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School is at Bilbrook Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV8 1EU.
Sources: Staffordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)