The Brier School is a school located in Kingswinford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Website: www.brier.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384816000
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Stanton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103878

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 150
Number of Pupils: 165
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.6 to -0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.4 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -5.1 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.31 Confidence interval -1.94 to -0.68
Of the 16 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 16 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:2.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bromley Hills Primary School
Granville Drive, DY6 8LW
113 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crestwood Park Primary School
Lapwood Avenue, Crestwood Park Estate DY6 8RP
574 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Dingle Community Primary School
Madeley Road, DY6 8PF
643 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fairhaven Primary School
Barnett Lane, Wordsley DY8 5PY
1,221 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School
Bromley, Pensnett DY5 4PJ
1,368 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford DY6 8QG
97 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley DY8 5SP
1,212 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingswinford Academy
Water Street, DY6 7AD
1,535 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Summerhill School
Lodge Lane, DY6 9XE
2,184 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Brier School
Bromley Lane, DY6 8QN
0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site, Buckpool Way DY8 5ST
977 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGlasshouse College
Wollaston Road, Amblecote DY8 4HF
2,801 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.