Academy converter · Dudley

Lapal Primary School

4–11Ages
360Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143782URN

Priory Road, Halesowen, B62 0BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.5 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

172 applications for 44 places · 5th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 8 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 February 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
16 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Dudley median (2.4) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

172 applications · 44 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 3.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 3.6; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 4.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 3.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.2; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 4.4; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 3.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 3.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.2; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Lapal Primary School (URN 103797), the previous school.

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	44	172	3.9	53	1.20
Sep 2025	49	176	3.6	64	1.31
Sep 2024	49	202	4.1	78	1.59
Sep 2023	43	162	3.8	68	1.58
Sep 2022	44	171	3.9	62	1.41
Sep 2021	60	182	3.0	60	1.00
Sep 2020	55	178	3.2	63	1.15
Sep 2019	41	180	4.4	51	1.24
Sep 2018	44	141	3.2	37	0.84
Sep 2017	52	178	3.4	52	1.00
Sep 2016 *	56	181	3.2	66	1.18
Sep 2015 *	45	157	3.5	55	1.22
Sep 2014 *	45	144	3.2	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 84% · Maths 84% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%15th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	9%	107	105
2023/24	63%	8%	105	104
2022/23	74%	13%	106	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

Lapal Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Howley Grange Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Manor Way Primary Academy
1.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good · improving2024

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Quinton Church Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

2.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Tenterfields Primary Academy
1.5 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Olive Hill Primary Academy
1.6 km · Dudley

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

2026

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

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143782 · 332/2107
Trust: Hales Valley Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 360 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Lapal Primary School (URN 103797)
Address: Priory Road, Halesowen, B62 0BZ
Local authority: Dudley

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