Halesowen CofE Primary School
High Street, Halesowen, B63 3BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorna Knowles
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 103847
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384987555
About this school
Halesowen CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Halesowen CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 47% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 57% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 67% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Halesowen CofE 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 | 40% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halesowen CofE Primary School compares
Halesowen CofE Primary School ranked 35th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 7.6% | 62.8% | 190 | — |
| Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School | 93% | 4.2% | 10.7% | 203 | 0.3 miles |
| Tenterfields Primary Academy | 50% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 229 | 0.3 miles |
| Newfield Park Primary Academy | 75% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 472 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Way Primary Academy | 87% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 193 | 0.6 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)
- 62.83%
- English as an additional language
- 36.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.57%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School0.3 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Tenterfields Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Newfield Park Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Manor Way Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halesowen
Other schools in Halesowen
Halesowen CofE Primary School ranks 10th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Halesowen.
- Caslon Primary Community School Primary
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Howley Grange 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 ages does Halesowen CofE Primary School teach?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the headteacher of Halesowen CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Halesowen CofE Primary School is Mrs Lorna Knowles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Halesowen CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halesowen CofE 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 many pupils are at Halesowen CofE Primary School?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halesowen CofE Primary School full?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Halesowen CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Halesowen CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Does Halesowen CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halesowen CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Halesowen CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halesowen CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School ranked 35th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halesowen CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Halesowen CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halesowen CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halesowen CofE 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.