Lapal Primary School
Priory Road, Halesowen, B62 0BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALES VALLEY TRUST
- Head of School
- Executive Headteacher - Joanna Turner, Head of School - Matthew Maynes
- Sponsor
- Hales Valley Trust
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 143782
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818200
About this school
Lapal Primary School is a primary academy in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lapal 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 62 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 76% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Lapal 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 | 74% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lapal Primary School compares
Lapal Primary School ranked 17th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 360 | — |
| Howley Grange Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Way Primary Academy | 87% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 205 | 0.8 miles |
| Quinton Church Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 21.1% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Primary | 78% | 6.8% | 63.1% | 317 | 0.9 miles |
| Tenterfields Primary Academy | 50% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 229 | 1.0 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
- 8 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howley Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Manor Way Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Quinton Church Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lift Four Dwellings Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Tenterfields Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Halesowen
Other schools in Halesowen
Lapal Primary School ranks 6th 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
- 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 Lapal Primary School teach?
- Lapal Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the head of school of Lapal Primary School?
- The head of school of Lapal Primary School is Executive Headteacher - Joanna Turner, Head of School - Matthew Maynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lapal Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lapal 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 Lapal Primary School?
- Lapal Primary School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lapal Primary School full?
- Lapal Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 360 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Lapal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lapal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lapal Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lapal Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lapal Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lapal Primary School is part of HALES VALLEY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lapal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lapal Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Lapal Primary School ranked 17th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lapal Primary School's absence rate?
- Lapal Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lapal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lapal 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 10 July 2026.