Primary
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
Bundle Hill, Halesowen, B63 4AR
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 203 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 18.9
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 204
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
93%
23 points above the Halesowen average (70% across 15 schools)
110.0
3.9 above the Halesowen average (106.1 across 15 schools)
3rd of 15 by our score, among the primary schools in Halesowen we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 110 |
| Average reading score | 110 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 93% |
| Working at a higher standard | 7% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 79% |
| 23/24 | 70% |
| 24/25 | 93% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
Bundle Hill, Halesowen, B63 4AR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Dudley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christine Finnegan
- Address
- Bundle Hill, Halesowen, B63 4AR
- Telephone
- 01384816880