Thorns Primary School
Primary school in Brierley Hill, Dudley. Good (Apr 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 April 2023, report published 14 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Thorns Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Thorns Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2027
The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesMount Pleasant Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)
- 0.5 milesWithymoor Primary School
Not inspected yet
- 0.6 milesSt Mary's RC Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.7 milesQuarry Bank Primary School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 0.8 milesBrierley Hill Primary School
Some aspects not as strong (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.