Stowlawn Primary School, Bilston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Stowlawn Primary School creates a welcoming, stimulating environment where children feel safe and happy. Teachers have high expectations and use lesson time productively, while the school has made excellent progress in mathematics and phonics. The school also builds strong relationships with families and provides thoughtful enrichment activities like forest school, music lessons, and French teaching that help children develop confidence and a love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Sustained improvements in mathematics and writing with standards now close to national figures
- Strong phonics teaching with almost 80% of Year 1 pupils reaching expected standard in recent phonics checks
- Excellent safeguarding arrangements with well-organised safety routines and effective staff training
- Positive relationships between school and home, with parents highly valuing the support and care provided
- Stimulating learning environment with well-resourced classrooms and effective use of lesson time
Areas for Improvement
- Reading standards remain below average, particularly for boys, requiring sharper assessment to identify and support slow progress quickly
- Need to better match reading materials to middle-ability boys' interests to motivate reluctant readers
- Procedures for checking on pupils who move away from the local area need to be faster and better coordinated with the local authority
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has fit-for-purpose arrangements with proper staff checks, secure record keeping, and pupils know who to approach if worried or sad.
Extracurricular Activities
School plays, music lessons, French lessons, forest school, outdoor learning
Stowlawn Primary School continues to be good, with leadership maintaining educational quality since the previous inspection in 2013. The school has a strong ethos of care and community where pupils feel safe and thrive both educationally and socially.
At a Glance
56.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 56%. Maths has declined from 80% to 70%. Writing has declined from 77% to 63%.
Class Sizes
29.2
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
13
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
428 pupils
420 capacity
8 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Bilston
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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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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.70939%
Overall absence
17.5853%
Persistent absence
381
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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