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Brierley Hill Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Simon Duncan

location_onBrierley Hill, DY5 2TD

language Visit Website phone 1384816980

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Brierley Hill Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brierley Hill, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brierley Hill Primary School is a community school in Brierley Hill, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #40 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #7,499 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 72%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading53% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 1.5

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 2.2

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.6 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading79% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -1.4

-1.8 to 2.9

0.0

Write

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 2.1

0.0

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.0 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 56%

Reading86% LA 67%

Writing89% LA 73%

Maths89% LA 67%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -1.3

-1 to 3.6

Write

LA -0.6

-0.2 to 4.2

2.3

Maths

LA -1.4

0.2 to 4.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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25 November 2014

Inspection Report

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04 July 2014

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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12 July 2011

Inspection Report

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02 July 2008

Inspection Report

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17 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.3%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 214 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	12	5.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	9	4.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	220	17	7.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	7	3.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	13	5.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	225	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	234	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	235	8	3.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	248	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	244	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	2	0.8%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	237	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	253	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	242	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils