Loxdale Primary School, Bilston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Loxdale Primary School excels at creating confident, responsible learners with an outstanding love of reading and learning. The school provides excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, helping them achieve at the same level as their peers. With outstanding behaviour and safety standards driven by strong leadership, your child will thrive in a positive, secure environment focused on broadening horizons and raising aspirations.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety, with pupils contributing to creating the school's reward and sanction systems
- Exceptional progress for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, achieving at or above school and national standards
- Very high standards in reading across the school, with pupils working with published authors from Nursery to Year 6
- Effective feedback from teachers both verbally and in books, resulting in good progress across all subjects
- Strong leadership from the headteacher, with senior leaders modelling good practice and improving teaching quality
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality in the lower years is not as consistently high as in upper years, causing some variation in pupils' progress
- Most-able pupils are not always identified early enough in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, preventing them from achieving the highest standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is exemplary, with leaders checking every detail and swiftly following up any concerns, including meticulous monitoring of pupils in alternative provision.
Extracurricular Activities
Study and well-being club (morning), after school clubs, professional sports coaching, local competitions, visits to places of worship (churches, mosques, temples), galleries and museums
Loxdale Primary School is a good school where the headteacher has created a committed team focused on broadening pupils' horizons and raising achievement. Pupils leave as confident, responsible young people with enquiring minds and a strong love of learning.
At a Glance
47.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
36 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 85%. Maths has declined from 88% to 83%. Writing has remained stable at around 78%.
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
450 pupils
420 capacity
30 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Bilston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bilston
Admissions Demand - Wolverhampton
Places available
3,705
Applications
3,170
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Wolverhampton (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.56882%
Overall absence
13.33333%
Persistent absence
375
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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