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Thorns Primary School

Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY

Local ranking63rd of 77 primary schools in Dudley
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Thorns Primary School (URN 103787) since 1 January 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
58.0%
Writing (Expected)
77.0%
Maths (Expected)
65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
68.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
194
Boys
111 (57%)
Girls
83 (43%)
Capacity
210 (92% full)
SEND
22.7%
FSM Eligible
42.3%
EAL
10.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.7%
SEN Support
17.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,701/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 77.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.6%
  • Mixed Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
  • Black African: 2.6%
  • White Other: 2.1%
  • Other: 2.1%

77.7%

White British

4.2%

Mixed White & Asian

3.6%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01384226930
rjordan@thorns-p.dudley.sch.uk
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Thorns Road

Brierley Hill, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
150322
UKPRN
10093932
Establishment No.
2067
Trust
EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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