Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School, Halesowen
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, supportive environment where every child feels valued and experiences success. Teachers are highly skilled at spotting when pupils need extra help and quickly put support in place. Your child will develop strong reading and number skills, impressive communication abilities, and grow in confidence and resilience through a thoughtfully planned curriculum and wide range of enrichment activities.
Key Strengths
- Consistently high test results in reading, writing and mathematics with particularly strong progress for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
- Excellent attendance rates, especially among vulnerable groups, supported by leaders' proactive approach
- Calm, purposeful classrooms with excellent behaviour and positive attitudes to learning
- Strong early years provision with language-rich environment that prepares children well for Year 1
- Wide enrichment offer including pupil-led clubs, social action groups and lunchtime activities for all interests
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Pupil-led clubs, social action group, lunchtime activities including quiet spaces and action-packed activities, arts, relationships and sex education, British values programme
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is a high-performing primary school with strong standards across all areas. The school demonstrates exceptional commitment to inclusion, attendance, behaviour, and pupil wellbeing, with pupils achieving well above national expectations.
At a Glance
11.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 90% to 97%. Maths has improved from 77% to 97%. Writing has improved from 83% to 93%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 capacity
7 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Halesowen
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Halesowen
Admissions Demand - Dudley
Places available
3,978
Applications
3,365
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Dudley (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.24482%
Overall absence
7.26257%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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