Halesbury School
Ofsted: Expected
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Location
- Halesowen, B62 9DR
- Distance
- 2.5km away
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road, Oldbury, B68 8LD
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
—
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 15 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 151
- Boys
- 99 (66%)
- Girls
- 52 (34%)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 54.3%
- EAL
- 25.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £31,749/yr
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 44.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 38.4%
- Asian Indian: 11.3%
- Asian Other: 10.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.0%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Black Other: 5.3%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 4.0%
38.4%
White British
11.3%
Asian Indian
10.6%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Causeway Green Road
Oldbury, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 132232
- UKPRN
- 10069448
- Establishment No.
- 7018
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