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EnglandWest MidlandsDudleyDY5 2JYThorns Primary School
Primary

Thorns Primary School

Primary

Dudley · Brierley Hill · DY5 2JY https://www.thorns.excelsiormat.org/

Pupils
194
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorns Primary School · Primary · Dudley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

RWM expected standard
55%
55%55%55%
'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
3%
3%3%3%
'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
194
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Local authority
Dudley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%3%58%10%77%6%65%16%74%68%101.0102.0102.023%194

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519421.623%10%42%6%16%
2023/2420024%8%44%8%26%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.