Caslon Primary Community School is a primary school located in Halesowen. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beeches View Avenue, Halesowen, B63 2ES
Website: www.caslon.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384818875
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynnette Holden-Gough
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103801

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Caslon Primary Community School
Beeches View Avenue, B63 2ES 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Colley Lane Primary Academy
Colley Lane, B63 2TN 		1,105 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cradley CofE Primary School
Church Road, Cradley B63 2UL 		1,326 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wollescote Primary School
Drummond Road, Wollescote DY9 8YA 		1,330 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Huntingtree Primary School
Huntingtree Road, B63 4HY 		1,555 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street, B63 4BB 		2,165 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Pedmore High School
Grange Lane, Pedmore DY9 7HS 		2,762 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue, DY5 2NU 		2,782 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, B63 3SL 		2,868 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHalesowen College
Whittingham Road, B63 3NA 		2,889 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Old Park School
Thorns Road, DY5 2JY 		2,519 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlack Country Wheels School
Units 3 & 4, Gainsborough Trading Estate DY9 7ND 		3,125 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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