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Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School

Halesowen, B63 4AR · Dudley · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
8.4/10 Well above average

3rd of 76 primary schools in Dudley we can score, 78 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 8.0/10 against 4,274 of them, against 8.0/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 93.0 · 99 40% 3.95
Ofsted 92 35% 3.21
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 7.0 · 51 25% 1.27

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 93.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 7.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in February 2026. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (8.0 out of 10 either way).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Art and DT clubs, perform in the OLSK Choir and Band, and attend the London Mini Marathon. The school offers residential trips to Ingestre Hall. There is no breakfast or after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 203 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 7 spare places. This means the school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who arrive without a breakfast club? What specific support is available for the 7.0% aiming for the higher standard? How does the school manage the competitive nature of its 7 remaining places?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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