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Area guide · Dudley and Worcestershire

Living in Halesowen with children

Halesowen, Dudley and Worcestershire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 60,103 people in 25,667 households; 27.7% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).

20schools in Halesowen
£270ktypical semi, 12 months
59crimes a year per 1,000 people
93%gigabit broadband

Schools

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SourceDfE results by phase (the year is in each table's heading). Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures.
School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

How it is worked outRank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • Schools with hidden or no results get no rank.
20 schools: 16 state primary, 3 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college
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Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Dudley 61%ResultOfsted
1Our Lady and St Kenelm RC SchoolPrimary · 1st (1/78) · 93%Ofsted report card
2Manor Way Primary AcademyPrimary · Top 7% (5/78) · 87%School remains Good (Improving)
3Lutley Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 9% (7/78) · 82%Improved significantly
4Cradley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 15% (11/78) · 77%Outstanding
5Newfield Park Primary AcademyPrimary · Top 17% (13/78) · 75%School remains Good
6Lapal Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 22% (17/78) · 73%Outstanding
7Colley Lane Primary AcademyPrimary · Top 25% (19/78) · 72%Good
8St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 36% (28/78) · 67%Good
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Dudley 44.2ResultOfsted
1The Earls High SchoolSecondary · Top 27% (5/19) · 46.8Good
2Windsor High School and Sixth FormSecondary · (10/19) · 44.2Outstanding
3Leasowes High SchoolSecondary · (16/19) · 40.2Good
Every school in Halesowen, with inspection, league band and the last place offered

State primary schools (16)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC SchoolOfsted report card1st (1/78) in Dudley—
Manor Way Primary AcademySchool remains Good (Improving)Top 7% (5/78) in Dudley—
Lutley Primary SchoolImproved significantlyTop 9% (7/78) in Dudley—
Cradley CofE Primary SchoolOutstandingTop 15% (11/78) in Dudley—
Newfield Park Primary AcademySchool remains GoodTop 17% (13/78) in Dudley—
Lapal Primary SchoolOutstandingTop 22% (17/78) in Dudley—
Colley Lane Primary AcademyGoodTop 25% (19/78) in Dudley—
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary SchoolGoodTop 36% (28/78) in Dudley—
Hurst Green Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 43% (33/78) in Dudley—
Halesowen CofE Primary SchoolGoodTop 45% (35/78) in Dudley—
Howley Grange Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 50% (39/78) in Dudley—
Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary SchoolSchool remains Good(61/114) in Worcestershire2.935 miles (2026)
Olive Hill Primary AcademyOfsted report card(47/78) in Dudley—
Huntingtree Primary SchoolSchool remains Good(61/78) in Dudley—
Caslon Primary Community SchoolRequires improvement(64/78) in Dudley—
Tenterfields Primary AcademyGood(66/78) in Dudley—

State secondary schools (3)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
The Earls High SchoolGoodTop 27% (5/19) in Dudley—
Windsor High School and Sixth FormOutstanding(10/19) in Dudley—
Leasowes High SchoolGood(16/19) in Dudley—

Sixth forms and colleges (1)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
Halesowen CollegeGood(6/7) in Dudley—

Homes and prices

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SourceHM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Halesowen, September 2025 to August 2026.

How it is worked outThe middle sale of each type: half sold for more, half for less (110 detached, 265 semi-detached, 158 terraced, 52 flat or maisonette sales).

LicenceContains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026
Detached£386,000
Semi-detached£270,000
Terraced£218,000
Flat or maisonette£135,000
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Getting around

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SourceStops and stations: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode.

How it is worked outRail stations within 2 km and bus stops within 1 km of the town centre; straight-line distances.
Broadband is an average across the 1,222 postcodes in B63, B62.

Things to know
  • Broadband is an average of postcodes, not of homes: check the postcode you are looking at, it can differ street by street.
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)
0railway stations within 2 km
61bus stops within 1 km of the town centre

Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%. Average of postcodes, not of homes.

Safety and environment

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SourceCrime: data.police.uk, street-level crime inside the ONS built-up area outline; people from Census 2021.
Flood: Environment Agency, Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), read from its open download. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0..
Air: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

How it is worked outCrime is street-level crime inside the town's outline over September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 people (Census 2021).
Flood: at the town centre the area is in flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (not in zone 2 or 3, the lowest of the three).
Air: an annual mean on DEFRA's 1 km map at the town centre.

Things to know
  • A town centre with shops and pubs records more crime per resident than a suburb.
  • Flood: surface-water risk is unknown here, we don't hold that map. One point says little about a whole town, and the zones describe the area, not a building: check the address on the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk service.
  • Air: a background figure, not the air beside a busy road.
  • These are for the town centre; an address can differ.
The town centre; addresses vary
59.2 a year per 1,000 peopleCrimeSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Most common: violent crime, vehicle crime, shoplifting.
Flood zone 1FloodAt the town centre: flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea. Surface-water risk: unknown, we don't hold that map. Check an address.
NO₂ 11.6AirAt the town centre: nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³ (2024); PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ (2024); PM10 11.6 µg/m³ (2024).

Childcare

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SourceOfsted, Childcare providers and inspections (the early years register): the number of nurseries and what Ofsted found.
Fees: each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026.
Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region

How it is worked outThe day rate range counts only nurseries that publish a day rate; the middle is the median of those.

Things to know
  • A nursery that does not publish its fees has none held here, so its price is unknown.
Ofsted early years register; published prices
19registered nurseries and pre-schools
£72 to £82a day, where 3 publish a day rate (the middle £78)
£6.88an hour, a typical place for a two-year-old in this region
What Ofsted found
Outstanding1
Strong or better in every area1
Good, or expected standard16
Not inspected yet1
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Key dates, Dudley

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SourceEach council's own published admissions dates, held on the dates page.

How it is worked outThe next dates ahead for Reception and Year 7 applications: applications opening and closing, offer day, and the reply deadline.

Things to know
  • A date marked (about) or (earliest) is worked out from the offer day under the national rules; the council has not announced it.
The next dates for families applying
Secondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Secondary offer day1 Mar 2027
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