Olive Hill Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Halesowen, Dudley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.39 miles
Published by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Olive Hill Primary Academy is a primary school in Halesowen, Dudley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Olive Hill 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 | 1.39 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
- Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.39 miles, the 17th longest of 39 Dudley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.98 miles).
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 51 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley.
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
- Springfield Road, Halesowen, B62 8JZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 454 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Olive Hill Primary Academy are proud of their school.”
- “They enjoy coming to school because they are safe and feel welcome.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring.”
To improve
- “Leaders should strengthen the teaching of handwriting and letter formation to develop pupils' writing fluency and ensure more pupils record their ideas accurately and confidently.”
- “Leaders should refine their checks on teaching and learning to ensure that the most effective practice is identified, shared and embedded more consistently across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 June 2026 (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) | 62% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 51 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.
- Hurst Green Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howley Grange Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lapal Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Newfield Park Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tenterfields Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Manor Way Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Halesowen CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published