Thorns Primary School
Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Jordan
- Sponsor
- Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 150322
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384226930
About this school
Thorns Primary School is a primary academy in Brierley Hill. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thorns Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Thorns Primary School (URN 103787).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Thorns Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorns Primary School compares
Thorns Primary School ranked 57th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 190 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 28.4% | 356 | 0.4 miles |
| Withymoor Primary School | 61% | 5.9% | 16.6% | 439 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 38% | 10.1% | 25.6% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Quarry Bank Primary School | 63% | 7.1% | 41.9% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Brierley Hill Primary School | 59% | 6.7% | 57.7% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.27%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mount Pleasant Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
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Withymoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
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St Mary's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
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Quarry Bank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
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Brierley Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
Other schools in Brierley Hill
Thorns Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary 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
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
- The Old Park School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Thorns Primary School teach?
- Thorns Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Brierley Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorns Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorns Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorns Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorns Primary 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 Thorns Primary School?
- Thorns Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Thorns Primary School full?
- Thorns Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorns Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorns Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorns Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Thorns Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Thorns Primary School is part of EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Thorns Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Thorns Primary School ranked 57th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorns Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorns Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorns Primary 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 10 July 2026.