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Halesbury School

Foundation special school · Mixed · Dudley

Feldon Lane, Halesowen, B62 9DR

Website 01384984000

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 10/10/2023

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.9%

31.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

174

Capacity used

Over capacity

149%

117 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Foundation special school
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Amanda Appleby Payne
Address
Feldon Lane, Halesowen, B62 9DR
Phone
01384984000
Local authority
Dudley
Ward / constituency
Halesowen North · Halesowen
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103881

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language11%——
SEN support0%——
80% boys (139)20% girls (35)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: Peoples Field Trust

174 pupils · 117 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    10 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionExpected standard
  2. 23

    10 October 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 154 pupils

Attendance

89.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

31.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

56%
20/21
37%
21/22
39%
22/23
33%
23/24
32%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

2.820190.520220.220230.820242.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 82.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.14.1
Pupils in cohort8—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics20%0%0%
English Language20%0%0%
Biology10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.