Loxdale Primary School, Bilston

In its own words: "Our aim is to provide a caring, safe, secure and stimulating environment where your child is encouraged to become a self-confident and a self-disciplined learner. We are committed to making it our mission to promote resilience, positive wellbeing and mental health for all our pupils and staff. We understand wellbeing to be a state of being comfortable, healthy and happy."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a lively and caring community school, where children and parents are always at the heart of all that we do. Life at Loxdale is always busy and we are very proud of the achievements of all of our children."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Loxdale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Loxdale Primary School as their first choice and 135 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Loxdale Primary School are Wilkinson Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 89% maths); Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 45% maths); Field View Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 72% maths); and Villiers Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 70% reading, 76% maths).

Loxdale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

36 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Loxdale Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 88 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 8 (1.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Loxdale Street (West Midlands Metro), about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carder Crescent (opposite), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Loxdale Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Loxdale Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Loxdale Primary School are Ormiston SWB Academy (0.2 miles); The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton (0.9 miles); Moseley Park (1.1 miles); and St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall (1.3 miles).