Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

About Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School sits within the Solihull local authority, a borough with 59 primary schools. The school ranks 39th out of 42 in Solihull based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers in the area include St Alphege Church of England Junior School, Monkspath Junior and Infant School, and Knowle Church of England Primary Academy, all of which achieve significantly higher ranking scores. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Anne's Catholic Primary School, just 1.2 kilometres away. Bishop Wilson itself has been rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in July 2024, a rating it has held consistently across both its recent inspections.

At Key Stage 2, Bishop Wilson's results fall below the local authority average. Just 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Solihull average of 67%. Only 4% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In individual subjects, 63% met the expected standard in reading, 70% in maths, and 75% in writing. The school's average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths, which is in line with the national average of 100. In the most recent Ofsted inspection, inspectors rated personal development as Outstanding, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision were all judged Good. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 55.4%, well above the national average, which provides important context for its academic outcomes.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, gymnasium, ICT suite, forest school, sensory room, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision includes football, cricket, tennis, athletics, netball, swimming and rounders, and there are clubs for coding, eco club, chess and art club. Bishop Wilson has a broad SEND offer, with resourced provision and support for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 90 applications for 48 places and 47 first-preference offers made. It includes a nursery provision and caters for children aged 3 to 11. This is a school that serves a community with significant socio-economic challenges, and families considering it should weigh its strong pastoral and SEND support against its below-average academic outcomes.

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