Thorns Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Brierley Hill (Dudley).
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Nearby schools
nearest first34 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Thorns Collegiate Academy, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorns Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 861 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 356 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Withymoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2014Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Quarry Bank Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 358 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 180 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school) |
| Peters Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 722 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Rufford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 260 | Good, 2024 |
| Brierley Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Wollescote Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 440 | Good, 2023 |
| INNOV4TE Independent SchoolOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 22 | - |
| The Pedmore High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 647 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2016, previous school) |
| Cradley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 210 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Colley Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 483 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Redhill SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,204 | Good, 2024 |
| Blackwater Academy StourbridgeOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 10 | - |
| Hawbush Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 214 | Requires improvement, 2021This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Caslon Primary Community SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 268 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Brockmoor Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2022 |
| King Edward VI College StourbridgeAcademy 16-19 converter | 1.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Amblecote Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 299 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Ham Dingle Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| Dudley Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 451 | Good, 2024 |
| Hob Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 259 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Glasshouse CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Old Swinford HospitalVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,036 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Brook Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 380 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Oldswinford C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 413 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Greenfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 275 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The Wordsley SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 906 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Corngreaves AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 209 | Good, 2023 |
| Timbertree AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 221 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Netherbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 461 | Good, 2023 |
| Netherton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 381 | Good, 2023 |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School LimitedOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 174 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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