School admissions in Halesowen
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cradley CofE Primary School | 1.45 | 29 | 1802 m (≈1.12 mi) |
| Manor Way Primary Academy | 1.37 | 30 | 1412 m (≈0.88 mi) |
| Hurst Green Primary School | 1.24 | 59 | 733 m (≈0.46 mi) |
| Lapal Primary School | 1.20 | 44 | 1574 m (≈0.98 mi) |
| Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School | 1.18 | 28 | 2.935 miles |
| Newfield Park Primary Academy | 1.08 | 60 | 1127 m (≈0.70 mi) |
| Tenterfields Primary Academy | 1.03 | 30 | not published |
| Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School | 1.00 | 30 | 304 m (≈0.19 mi) |
| Colley Lane Primary Academy | 0.97 | 60 | 1342 m (≈0.83 mi) |
| Caslon Primary Community School | 0.96 | 24 | 5982 m (≈3.72 mi) |
| Lutley Primary School | 0.91 | 78 | not published |
| Huntingtree Primary School | 0.90 | 51 | 3244 m (≈2.02 mi) |
| St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School | 0.87 | 30 | 4159 m (≈2.58 mi) |
| Olive Hill Primary Academy | 0.85 | 60 | 1559 m (≈0.97 mi) |
| Howley Grange Primary School | 0.80 | 60 | 2702 m (≈1.68 mi) |
| Halesowen CofE Primary School | 0.70 | 20 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Earls High School | 1.23 | 237 | 2380 m (≈1.48 mi) |
| Windsor High School and Sixth Form | 1.01 | 291 | 3152 m (≈1.96 mi) |
| Leasowes High School | 0.67 | 190 | 2364 m (≈1.47 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.