Colley Lane Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Halesowen, Dudley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.83 miles
Published by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Colley Lane Primary Academy is a primary school in Halesowen, Dudley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 10 April 2025. Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Colley Lane Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.83 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child 0.83 miles away, 16th shortest of the 39 Dudley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 0.98 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 72% was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dudley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Colley Lane, Halesowen, B63 2TN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 483 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 10 April 2025
Strengths
- “Colley Lane is a happy school where pupils feel safe and supported.”
- “They enjoy learning both in lessons and through the wide range of additional clubs on offer.”
- “Many pupils attend morning activities or breakfast club, which is available to all.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects,’ pupils are not consistently able to recall their learning or use subject specific knowledge and vocabulary to explain their understanding clearly.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to build on prior learning and make necessary progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dudley.
- Cradley CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Caslon Primary Community School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Quarry Bank Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wollescote Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Huntingtree Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dudley Wood Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorns Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Netherbrook Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published