Caslon Primary Community School
Beeches View Avenue, Halesowen, B63 2ESOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Caslon Primary Community School is a primary school in Halesowen for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 116 schools in Dudley. It ranks 12th of 15 primary schools in Halesowen. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 18 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 November 2024
Caslon Primary Community School is a very welcoming school. It has an important role at the centre of the local community. Pupils enjoy coming to school. They feel valued due to the care and support they receive from staff. The curriculum is designed to build pupils' knowledge as they move through the school. However, it is not yet implemented consistently across all subjects and year groups. Expectations for all pupil's achievement are not high enough. This means that the curriculum does not yet support all pupils to build their knowledge well. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning. They are polite and well-mannered. Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and behave well. They are proud to attend the school. They show high levels of tolerance and respect. Pupils report that, 'everyone accepts everyone at this school'. They celebrate difference and oppose any form of discrimination. Pupils learn how to stay safe online and in the wider community. Pupils take on meaningful leadership roles in the school. One example is the group known as the 'Little Jacket Potatoes'. These pupil representatives regularly meet with school leaders and the catering team. They have a role in designing the menu for school lunches. Pupils consider healthy options and what makes a balanced diet.
What the school should improve
- The curriculum is not being implemented consistently well, including in the early years. As a result, in some subjects pupils do not build their knowledge well. The school should support subject leaders to ensure that the curriculum is implemented effectively in all subjects so that pupils learn well over time and progress as well as possible through the curriculum.
- In some subjects, teachers do not always deliver the content of the curriculum with sufficient clarity. This is because their subject knowledge is not secure. As a result, some pupils do not always embed the knowledge and skills needed. The school should strengthen teachers' subject knowledge to ensure that pupils achieve well in all subjects.
- Assessment is still being developed in some subjects. It is not used well enough to check that pupils have remembered the knowledge they have been taught. As a result, pupils do not deepen their knowledge as well as they could. The school should ensure that assessment is used effectively across all subjects and use this information to inform future learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
268 pupils on roll, with places for 222
Schools near Caslon Primary Community School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colley Lane Primary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Cradley CofE Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
| Wollescote Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Huntingtree Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Lutley Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynnette Holden-Gough
- Phone
- 01384818875
- Address
- Beeches View Avenue, Halesowen, B63 2ES
- Local authority
- Dudley
- URN
- 103801
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.