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Brierley Hill Primary School

Community school · Brierley Hill · DY5 2TD

Ages 3–11 · 199 pupils · Dudley

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Some aspects not as strong

Inspection date

2025-05-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
196

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

199 pupils · 246 places

Pupils on roll
199
Boys / girls
96 / 103
School capacity
246
Capacity fill
199 / 246 (81%)
Free school meals
56.1%
FSM pupils
105
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteachers Lana Duffin / Thomas Amphlett .

Location

Address
Mill Street
Postcode
DY5 2TD
Town
Brierley Hill
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Brierley Hill, Dudley, 199 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 56.1%.

Open schools in Brierley Hill
13
Primary schools in Brierley Hill
11
Academies among open schools in Brierley Hill
46% (6)
Open schools in DY5
14
Primary in DY5
11
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • St Mary's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2TH · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.88

    0.2 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2BH · Dudley

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.3 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2YN · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM26.3%
    • Demand1.02

    0.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 3UZ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM45.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2JY · Dudley

    Ages 5–11

    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM46.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2AD · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM44.1%
    • Demand1.18

    0.9 miles away

  • Hawbush Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 3NH · Dudley

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM52.5%

    0.9 miles away

  • Peters Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 2QH · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteachers Lana Duffin / Thomas Amphlett .
Telephone
01384816980

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