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Brierley Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Dudley

Mill Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 2TD

Website 01384816980

37

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

24.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

199

Capacity used

Has space

81%

246 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

27

Places offered

52

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference160● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)30● 0%
Total522446%

1st preference success by year

83%
2020
100%
2021
88%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Co Headteachers Lana Duffin / Thomas Amphlett .
Address
Mill Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 2TD
Phone
01384816980
Local authority
Dudley
Ward / constituency
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South · Stourbridge
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103776

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals56%——
English as additional language20%——
SEN support7%——
48% boys (96)52% girls (103)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

199 pupils · 246 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    26 March 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

24.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
20/21
27%
21/22
23%
22/23
25%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths37%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard59%
-3% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard69%
-6% vs England
Higher standard10%
-23% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard14%
-12% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard72%
-1% vs England
Higher standard28%
-2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019602023372024592025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)59%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Dudley council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.