Howley Grange Primary School
Howley Grange Road, Halesowen, B62 0HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Angela Lewis
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 103814
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384685101
About this school
Howley Grange Primary School is a community primary school in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 65% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 20% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 73% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Howley Grange Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howley Grange Primary School compares
Howley Grange Primary School ranked 38th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 414 | — |
| Lapal Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| Quinton Church Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 21.1% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Primary | 78% | 6.8% | 63.1% | 317 | 0.6 miles |
| Perryfields Primary School | 62% | 6.9% | 31.2% | 316 | 0.6 miles |
| Hurst Green Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 17% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.73%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lapal Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Quinton Church Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lift Four Dwellings Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Perryfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Hurst Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Halesowen
Other schools in Halesowen
Howley Grange Primary School ranks 11th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Halesowen.
- Caslon Primary Community School Primary
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Halesowen CofE Primary School Primary
- Huntingtree Primary School Primary
- Hurst Green Primary School Primary
- Lapal Primary School Primary
- Lutley Primary School Primary
- Manor Way Primary Academy Primary
- Newfield Park Primary Academy Primary
- Olive Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Howley Grange Primary School teach?
- Howley Grange Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the headteacher of Howley Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Howley Grange Primary School is Miss Angela Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Howley Grange Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howley Grange Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Howley Grange Primary School?
- Howley Grange Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Howley Grange Primary School full?
- Howley Grange Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Howley Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Howley Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howley Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Howley Grange Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Howley Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howley Grange Primary School rank locally?
- Howley Grange Primary School ranked 38th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howley Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Howley Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howley Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howley Grange Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.