The Old Park School
Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Tina Partridge
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 103880
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384984688
About this school
The Old Park School is a community special school in Brierley Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Old Park School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 14 | 19 |
| 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% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Old Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.87%
- English as an additional language
- 20.9%
- Overall absence
- 14.31%
- Persistent absence
- 37.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
INNOV4TE Independent School1.1 miles
Special schools · Dudley
-
Glasshouse College1.6 miles
Other types · Stourbridge
-
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited1.9 miles
Independent schools · Stourbridge
-
Impact Independent School2.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Pens Meadow School2.2 miles
Special schools · Pensnett
Other schools in Brierley Hill
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primary
- Brockmoor Primary School Primary
- Hawbush Primary School Primary
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Peters Hill Primary School Primary
- Quarry Bank Primary School Primary
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Primary
- Thorns Primary School Primary
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Old Park School teach?
- The Old Park School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Brierley Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of The Old Park School?
- The headteacher of The Old Park School is Miss Tina Partridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Old Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Old Park School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Old Park School?
- The Old Park School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Old Park School a faith school?
- No. The Old Park School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Old Park School have?
- The schools register lists The Old Park School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Old Park 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 is The Old Park School's absence rate?
- The Old Park School's overall absence rate is 14.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Old Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Old Park 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 29 June 2026.