Thorns Primary School
Academy converter in Brierley Hill, Dudley.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 190 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 46.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| Address | Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.thorns.excelsiormat.org/ |
| Telephone | 01384226930 |
| URN | 150322 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 April 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Thorns Primary School, URN 103787).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Withymoor Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Mary's RC Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Quarry Bank Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Brierley Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Peters Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Rufford Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Wollescote Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Dudley
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.