Olive Hill Primary Academy
Springfield Road, Halesowen, B62 8JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 144301
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384958439
About this school
Olive Hill Primary Academy is a primary academy in Halesowen. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 79% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Olive Hill Primary Academy 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 | 67% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Olive Hill Primary Academy compares
Olive Hill Primary Academy ranked 46th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.1% | 28.1% | 454 | — |
| Hurst Green Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 17% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Highfields Primary School | 58% | 6.4% | 31% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| Perryfields Primary School | 62% | 6.9% | 31.2% | 316 | 0.9 miles |
| Howley Grange Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 414 | 1.0 miles |
| Blackheath Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 37.4% | 456 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.13%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hurst Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Highfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
Perryfields Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Howley Grange Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Blackheath Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
Other schools in Halesowen
Olive Hill Primary Academy ranks 13th 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
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Olive Hill Primary Academy teach?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesowen.
- Who is the headteacher of Olive Hill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Olive Hill Primary Academy is Mrs Deborah Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Olive Hill Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Olive Hill Primary Academy, 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 Olive Hill Primary Academy?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Olive Hill Primary Academy full?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy has capacity for 470 pupils and 454 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 Olive Hill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Olive Hill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Olive Hill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Olive Hill Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Olive Hill Primary Academy?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy is part of STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Olive Hill Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Olive Hill Primary Academy rank locally?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy ranked 46th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Olive Hill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Olive Hill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Olive Hill Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Olive Hill Primary Academy'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 15 July 2026.