The Brier School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by The Brier School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Stanton
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 103878
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
The Brier School was a community special school in Kingswinford. It taught children aged 4 to 16 and had 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Brier School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 96.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 94.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.47 -2.16 to -0.77 | -1.41 -2.13 to -0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 6.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Brier School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.9 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.41%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Brier School0.0 miles
Academies · Kingswinford
-
Pens Meadow School0.6 miles
Special schools · Pensnett
-
Glasshouse College1.6 miles
Other types · Stourbridge
-
Cherry Tree Learning Centre2.0 miles
Academies · Dudley
-
Sutton School2.2 miles
Special schools · Dudley
Other schools in Kingswinford
- The Brier School Academies
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primary
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingswinford Academy Secondary
- Summerhill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Brier School teach?
- The Brier School taught children aged 4 to 16. It was a special school in Kingswinford.
- Has The Brier School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Brier School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Brier School?
- The Brier School had 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- How have The Brier School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Brier School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brier School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.