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The Brier School

Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 8QN

Independent

Phase

200

Capacity

4-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 May 2025 and continues as The Brier School (URN 151763) (opened 1 June 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
1.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
0.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
16

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Continued in education
94.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
203
Boys
150 (74%)
Girls
53 (26%)
Capacity
200 (101% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
39.4%
EAL
6.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
10.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.6
Budget per Pupil
£20,038/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 75.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.0%
  • Black African: 3.0%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
  • Asian Other: 1.5%
  • White Other: 1.0%

75.3%

White British

6.1%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

4.0%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bromley Lane

Kingswinford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
103878
UKPRN
10017740
Establishment No.
7002

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