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Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School

Voluntary aided school · Halesowen · B63 4AR

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-02-03

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
92 / 111
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
11.8%
FSM pupils
24
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Christine Finnegan

Location

Address
Bundle Hill
Postcode
B63 4AR
Town
Halesowen
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Halesowen
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Halesowen, Dudley, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Open schools in Halesowen
22
Primary schools in Halesowen
16
Academies among open schools in Halesowen
50% (11)
Open schools in B63
15
Primary in B63
11
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HalesowenNear B63

  • Halesowen CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Halesowen · B63 3BB · Dudley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM62.1%
    • Demand0.95

    0.3 miles away

  • Huntingtree Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halesowen · B63 4HY · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM34.9%

    0.4 miles away

  • Newfield Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halesowen · B63 3TP · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM10.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Tenterfields Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    HALESOWEN · B63 3LH · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Manor Way Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halesowen · B63 3HA · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM8.8%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • Lutley Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halesowen · B63 1BU · Dudley

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.9%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Timbertree Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cradley Heath · B64 7LT · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM43.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Christine Finnegan
Telephone
01384816880
Website
http://www.our-lady.dudley.sch.uk

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