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Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Christine Finnegan

location_onHalesowen, B63 4AR

language Visit Website phone 1384816880

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

201

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Expected Standard

93%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Halesowen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School is a voluntary aided school in Halesowen, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #3,229 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 59%

Reading97% LA 72%

Writing93% LA 70%

Maths97% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading90% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading90% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.7

-0.9 to 3.8

0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 2.5

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading86% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -1.4

-2.4 to 2.1

0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 2.7

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.0 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 56%

Reading87% LA 67%

Writing97% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 67%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -1.3

-1.4 to 3

-0.6

Write

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 1.5

-1.1

Maths

LA -1.4

-3.1 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 November 2021

Inspection Report

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22 October 2015

Inspection Report

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23 April 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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14 June 2007

Inspection Report

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04 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-11-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2015-10-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-04-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-06-14

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	4	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	210	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	3	1.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils