Community school · Dudley

Howley Grange Primary School

5–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103814URN

Howley Grange Road, Halesowen, B62 0HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

151 applications for 60 places · 28th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

21 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Dudley median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 60 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 2.5; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 3.6; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 3.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.2; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.6; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	151	2.5	48	0.80
Sep 2025	60	159	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2024	60	161	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	148	2.5	40	0.67
Sep 2022	61	179	2.9	52	0.85
Sep 2021	50	157	3.1	44	0.88
Sep 2020	58	171	3.0	53	0.91
Sep 2019	54	193	3.6	81	1.50
Sep 2018	60	172	2.9	74	1.23
Sep 2017	58	210	3.6	81	1.40
Sep 2016	59	186	3.2	69	1.17
Sep 2015	60	158	2.6	56	0.93
Sep 2014	60	169	2.8	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%35th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	15%	106	104
2023/24	65%	20%	105	106
2022/23	65%	3%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Howley Grange Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Lapal Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

Outstanding2023

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Quinton Church Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lift Four Dwellings Primary
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

2026

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hurst Green Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Olive Hill Primary Academy
1.6 km · Dudley

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Brandhall Primary School
1.9 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Manor Way Primary Academy
1.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good · improving2024

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103814 · 332/2137
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Howley Grange Road, Halesowen, B62 0HS
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources