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Lutley Primary School, Halesowen

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Lutley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Halesowen, part of Hales Valley Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 15 schools in Halesowen with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Lutley Primary School in detail

Lutley Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "As the Headteacher of Lutley Primary School, I am delighted to welcome you to our vibrant and inclusive school community. Having had the privilege of serving this wonderful school for the past 20 years, I am immensely proud of the achievements and progress we have made together."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, dance, choir, guitar, chess, art, knitting and film.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Lutley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 89% in maths).

Getting a place at Lutley Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Lutley Primary School as their first choice and 174 named it as one of their preferences, for 78 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Lutley Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Lutley Primary School are St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 67% maths); Huntingtree Primary School (0.7 miles); Caslon Primary Community School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 79% maths); and Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (1 mile, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths).

Lutley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary SchoolHuntingtree Primary SchoolCaslon Primary Community SchoolOur Lady and St Kenelm RC School

The trust

Lutley Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Hales Valley Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Hales Valley Trust

What parents say

144 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lutley Primary School (as of September 2025): 70% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Who goes there

9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (8.1%) received SEN support and 12 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Lutley Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 36 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Cradley Heath Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Naseby Drive (adjacent), 200 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 65 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Dudley (212).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Lutley Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Lutley Primary School are Windsor High School and Sixth Form (1 mile) and The Earls High School (1.4 miles).

Windsor High School and Sixth FormThe Earls High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Alex Hall
Pupils:546
LA:Dudley
Phone:01384818220
Address:Brookwillow Road, Halesowen, B63 1BU
Trust:HALES VALLEY TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.

Inspected 14 January 2025View full report
URN:143783
UKPRN:10061958
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Halesowen
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Lutley Primary creates a happy, caring environment where all children thrive academically and develop strong values. Teachers are highly skilled and tailor learning to help every child succeed, including those with additional needs. The school offers rich opportunities beyond the classroom - from musical performances to community work - helping children become confident, well-rounded citizens.

Key Strengths

  • Broad, ambitious curriculum that is well implemented with regular opportunities for pupils to recap and make links to prior learning
  • All pupils, including those with SEND, achieve highly due to skilled staff and learning matched to individual needs
  • Strong focus on reading - pupils develop a love of reading and those needing extra support catch up quickly
  • Exceptional behaviour supported by high staff expectations, clear routines and the school's values woven throughout school life
  • Pupils have extensive opportunities for character development through leadership roles and community engagement

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Musical instrument lessons and performances, eco-warriors, play leaders, anti-bullying ambassadors, digital leaders, junior police community and support officers, Green Flag environmental award, debating, visits to farms and museums, places of worship, Stone-Age workshops, butterfly hatching

Lutley Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection in 2019. The school is ambitious about pupil achievement and prioritises social, emotional wellbeing and active citizenship.

At a Glance

9.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

144 responses
Would recommend70%
Child is happy90%
Child does well83%
High expectations81%
Feels safe90%
Well behaved74%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)56%
Kept informed69%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)61%
Wider development60%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths-1ppWriting+8pp

Reading has improved from 83% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 88% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

24.4

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

20

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lutley Primary School.

  • Lutley Community After School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Lutley Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Dudley's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Naseby Drive (adjacent)
203m · 3 min walk
Cheviot Way (adjacent)
207m · 3 min walk
Brookwillow Road (opp)
228m · 4 min walk
Bassnage Road (opp)
235m · 4 min walk
Cherry Tree Lane (before)
236m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
1
Serious
4
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

577 pupils

630 places

53 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Halesowen

Low pressure
New homes approved:444
Projected new pupils:111

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Halesowen

Across Dudley council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

3,812

Applications

3,314

Got 1st preference

92.0%

Got preferred school

98.5%

All primary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

14 January 2025

Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.

26 March 2019
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

44

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

10.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication22
Social, Emotional & Mental Health16
Moderate Learning Difficulty15
Physical Disability2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
75.3%
Asian
6.7%
Black
0.7%
Mixed
8.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
0.2%
Unclassified
7.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.9%
English as Additional Language1.1%

546

Total Pupils

283

Boys

263

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

34.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,584

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£3117k

Total funding

£91k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£151,783
EAL funding£3,349
Lump sum£145,709

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.2%

Overall absence

6.8%

Persistent absence

530

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)6.8%
Severe (50%+)0.9%

Absence trend

3.4%
18/19
2.5%
20/21
5.0%
21/22
4.4%
22/23
4.1%
23/24
4.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Lutley Primary School

What are SATs results like at Lutley Primary School?

Of the pupils at Lutley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.

What is Lutley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Lutley Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Lutley Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Lutley Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Lutley Primary School?

Lutley Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Lutley Primary School?

Classes at Lutley Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Lutley Primary School?

Lutley Primary School has around 546 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Lutley Primary School?

4.2% of sessions were missed at Lutley Primary School in 2024/25. 6.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Lutley Primary School?

Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Lutley Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Lutley Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Lutley Community After School Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Lutley Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Lutley Primary School?

Lutley Primary School is at Brookwillow Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 1BU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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