Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
Bundle Hill, Halesowen, B63 4AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christine Finnegan
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 103850
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384816880
About this school
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 70% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 77% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Kenelm RC 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 | 79% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School compares
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School ranked 1st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.2% | 10.7% | 203 | — |
| Halesowen CofE Primary School | 65% | 7.6% | 62.8% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Huntingtree Primary School | — | 5.5% | 35.4% | 438 | 0.4 miles |
| Newfield Park Primary Academy | 75% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 472 | 0.5 miles |
| Tenterfields Primary Academy | 50% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 229 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.73%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 7.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halesowen CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Huntingtree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Newfield Park Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Tenterfields Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Halesowen
Other schools in Halesowen
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School ranks 1st 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School teach?
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is Mrs Christine Finnegan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Kenelm RC 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 Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School?
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School full?
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), 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 Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School ranked 1st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Kenelm RC 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.