What did Ofsted judge The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Wilnecote School?

The Wilnecote School has 961 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Wilnecote School take?

The Wilnecote School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is The Wilnecote School located?

The Wilnecote School is located in Tamworth, B77 5LF, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to The Wilnecote School?

The Wilnecote School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Wilnecote School?

Distance did not decide places at The Wilnecote School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Wilnecote School?

When The Wilnecote School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children who have left care under adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order or were adopted from 'state care' outside England and Wales; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of the application, have an elder sibling in attendance at the School, who will still be attending at the proposed admission date (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners); 3. Priority area — Children residing within the traditional priority area (broadly Dosthill, Hockley and Wilnecote), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Within each criterion priority is given in order of distance between the child's home and school. (shortest distance = highest priority). Distance will be calculated by straight line measurement from the address point location coordinate of the applicant's home address (as set by Ordnance survey) to the centre point ('centroid') of the school in question. If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Wilnecote School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at The Wilnecote School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Wilnecote School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at The Wilnecote School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Wilnecote School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children who have left care under adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order or were adopted from 'state care' outside England and Wales.
2Siblings — Children who, at the time of the application, have an elder sibling in attendance at the School, who will still be attending at the proposed admission date (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners).
3Priority area — Children residing within the traditional priority area (broadly Dosthill, Hockley and Wilnecote)
4Feeder/partner schools — Children who attend the major partner schools of Dosthill Primary School, Wilnecote Junior School or other Community Academy Trust Primary Schools
5Children of staff — Children of staff employed by the school (Please see additional note)
6Other children — Other children outside the priority area

If two applications tie: Within each criterion priority is given in order of distance between the child's home and school. (shortest distance = highest priority). Distance will be calculated by straight line measurement from the address point location coordinate of the applicant's home address (as set by Ordnance survey) to the centre point ('centroid') of the school in question. If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.

Document heading states 'Admission Arrangements for 2027-2028' but the body text references 'academic year 2026/27' and 'the 2026 entry' for the PAN. The cohort_start_year is taken as 2027 per the title. Children of staff qualify where: (a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Wilnecote School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Wilnecote School?: The Wilnecote School has 961 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Wilnecote School take?: The Wilnecote School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Wilnecote School located?: The Wilnecote School is located in Tamworth, B77 5LF, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to The Wilnecote School?: The Wilnecote School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Wilnecote School?: Distance did not decide places at The Wilnecote School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Wilnecote School?: When The Wilnecote School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children who have left care under adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order or were adopted from 'state care' outside England and Wales; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of the application, have an elder sibling in attendance at the School, who will still be attending at the proposed admission date (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners); 3. Priority area — Children residing within the traditional priority area (broadly Dosthill, Hockley and Wilnecote), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Within each criterion priority is given in order of distance between the child's home and school. (shortest distance = highest priority). Distance will be calculated by straight line measurement from the address point location coordinate of the applicant's home address (as set by Ordnance survey) to the centre point ('centroid') of the school in question. If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Wilnecote School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at The Wilnecote School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at The Wilnecote School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Wilnecote School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children who have left care under adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order or were adopted from 'state care' outside England and Wales.
2Siblings — Children who, at the time of the application, have an elder sibling in attendance at the School, who will still be attending at the proposed admission date (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners).
3Priority area — Children residing within the traditional priority area (broadly Dosthill, Hockley and Wilnecote)
4Feeder/partner schools — Children who attend the major partner schools of Dosthill Primary School, Wilnecote Junior School or other Community Academy Trust Primary Schools
5Children of staff — Children of staff employed by the school (Please see additional note)
6Other children — Other children outside the priority area

The Wilnecote School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Wilnecote School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Wilnecote School?: The Wilnecote School has 961 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Wilnecote School take?: The Wilnecote School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Wilnecote School located?: The Wilnecote School is located in Tamworth, B77 5LF, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to The Wilnecote School?: The Wilnecote School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Wilnecote School?: Distance did not decide places at The Wilnecote School for 2025-26 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Wilnecote School?: When The Wilnecote School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children who have left care under adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order or were adopted from 'state care' outside England and Wales; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of the application, have an elder sibling in attendance at the School, who will still be attending at the proposed admission date (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners); 3. Priority area — Children residing within the traditional priority area (broadly Dosthill, Hockley and Wilnecote), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Within each criterion priority is given in order of distance between the child's home and school. (shortest distance = highest priority). Distance will be calculated by straight line measurement from the address point location coordinate of the applicant's home address (as set by Ordnance survey) to the centre point ('centroid') of the school in question. If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Wilnecote School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at The Wilnecote School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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