Manor Primary School (Bilston)
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Manor Primary School is a primary school located near Woodcross, Coseley West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

, England
England
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 within the southern limits of the city of Wolverhampton, very close to the Dudley MBC border. It stands on Ettingshall Road and mostly serves the surrounding Woodcross
Woodcross
Woodcross is a residential area of Bilston, West Midlands, England. It is set within the borough of Wolverhampton, though the area existed within the boundaries of Sedgley and finally Coseley until 1966.History=...

 area. It also incorporates a public library - Mary Pointon Library.

The school originally opened as a secondary school in about 1930, when it was known as The Manor School, when the area was within Coseley Urban District. Following the opening of Parkfield High School
Parkfield High School
Parkfield High School was a secondary school located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.Opened in April 1962, it was situated in the Parkfield area of the city and also serves the neighbourhoods of Lanesfield, Woodcross and Ettingshall...

during the 1950s, the school re-opened as a primary school and retains this status some 50 years later.
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