Thorns Primary School
Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
190 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 April 2023, published 14 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 61 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 14 | 50 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 20 | 60 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mount Pleasant Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Withymoor Primary School 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Mary's RC Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Quarry Bank Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Brierley Hill Primary School 1.3 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Peters Hill Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.