At Our Lady & St Kenelm’s, we welcome applications from families who wish their children to benefit from a high-quality education rooted in Catholic values. Our admissions process is designed to be transparent, fair, and reflective of our mission to nurture every child spiritually, academically, and socially.

How to Apply:

• Applications for entry at all year groups should be made through the local authority or directly to the school, depending on the year group and category.

• Priority is given to baptised Catholic children, followed by other children in line with the school’s admissions criteria.

• All applications are considered in accordance with the school’s published admissions policy, which is available on our website.

Visiting Our School:

We encourage prospective families to visit Our Lady & St Kenelm’s to experience our welcoming community, meet our staff, and see our pupils in action.

We aim to ensure that every child and family feels supported throughout the admissions process, joining a community that values faith, learning, and personal growth.

The Archdiocesan website provides a parish boundary map at:

https://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/boundary-map.  Each parish is identified by a different colour; however, the visual map is for general guidance only. By left‑clicking within a parish area, a written description of the boundary will appear. This written description represents the correct legal boundary, which is used in all schools. 

Please note:

Places in the Reception Class are allocated according to the Criteria published in the School's Admission Policy.

All Infant classes are limited to thirty by the 'Class Size Legislation' law.

Governors are anxious to point out that the offer of a place to the 'first' child of the family does not necessarily guarantee a place for subsequent siblings. The number of applications varies from year to year and offers are always made in line with the Admission Criteria. Parents are urged to take careful note of the Admission Criteria and ensure that they include alternative schools on their application form.

Please note these Important dates

For children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022

Online application is available from 1 October 2025.

15 January 2026 is the closing date for paper applications - 5pm

Online applications close at midnight.

Parents will be informed whether the application has been successful by second class post

on April 16th 2026.

(email decisions for online applicants will be sent after 2pm)

Appeals Process: Please contact Dudley Admissions for information, as they control our Admissions Appeals.

If you wish to apply for a place for your child at Our Lady & St Kenelm School,

please complete the Supplementary Form 

and send it or take it to the School Office.

However, simply completing this form will NOT secure a place at this school.

This Supplementary Form simply informs the Governors that a family is requesting a place at this school for their child.

It is essential that you also complete a Local Authority Admission Form.

Please note that all applications are processed, in a coordinated scheme, by The Admission Department, Westox House, Dudley, using the official Local Authority form.

All parents applying for a place for their child at this school MUST ALSO complete a LA Coordinated Admission Form, for your own Local Authority, if you do not live in the Dudley Borough, in addition to the Supplementary Form.

Please ask for a Local Authority Admission Admission Form at the School Office.

 Please note:

Places in the Reception Class are allocated according to the Criteria published in the School's Admission Policy. This is updated each year, to meet Government requirements.

All Infant classes are limited to thirty by the 'Class Size Legislation' law.

Governors are anxious to point out that the offer of a place to the 'first' child of the family does not necessarily guarantee a place for subsequent siblings. The number of applications varies from year to year and offers are always made in line with the Admission Criteria. Parents are urged to take careful note of the Admission Criteria and ensure that they include seriously considered alternative schools on their application form, which they would be happy for their child to attend, in the event of OLSK being oversubscribed.

Are you in the Parish? Click here to find out.

Right click-open in new window.

When the map Parish appears, empty the dropbox message, right of the Google logo and type your post code in it -not at the very top of the page, and  press return. The left Click on the arrow at the very top left hand corner of the page. This may be a simple black arrow or a white arrow in a blue circle depending on your search engine.

A pink tear drop will indicate where you live.You will need to look closely because the colours are similar.

 If you are unsure about whether you are in the Parish or not, please ring the school office to check.

Proposed Admission Arrangements 2028/29 – Consultation

Our Lady & St Kenelm Catholic Primary School is consulting on its proposed admission arrangements for the 2028/29 academic year, in accordance with the Archdiocese of Birmingham’s admissions guidance.

The consultation will run from 9^th October to 27^th November 2026

In accordance with the School Admissions Code, we are publishing our full proposed admission arrangements, for the duration of the consultation period.

Proposed Admission Arrangements 2028/29

How to comment

We welcome comments on the proposed admission arrangements from parents/carers and other persons or bodies who have an interest in the school's admission arrangements.

Comments should be submitted in writing by 27^th November 2026 to:

Email: info@our-lady.dudley.sch.uk

Postal address:
Our Lady & St Kenelm Catholic Primary School

Bundle Hill, Halesowen, B63 4

Please clearly mark your correspondence "Admission Arrangements 2028/29 Consultation".

What are we consulting on?

The consultation relates to the proposed admission arrangements for the 2028/29 school year and any proposed changes to the school's admission arrangements.

The consultation also includes the school's Supplementary Information Form.

Comments are invited on the proposed admission arrangements. Comments are not being sought on individual admission decisions or places for specific children.

After the consultation

All comments received during the consultation period will be considered by the admission authority before the admission arrangements for 2028/29 are determined.

The final admission arrangements will subsequently be published on the school's website in accordance with the requirements of the School Admissions Code.

Consultation opens: 9^th October 2026

Consultation closes: 27^th November 2026

Thank you for taking the time to consider and comment on our proposed admission arrangements.