The Old Park School is a school located in Brierley Hill. 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 26/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.5%, which is 6.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Thorns Road, Brierley Hill

School Information

Address: Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Website: http://www.oldpark.org
Telephone: 01384818905
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jodie Colbourne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103880

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 151
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 43

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 31.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -6.2 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.5 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -5.6 to 2.4

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:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Thorns Primary School
Thorns Road, Quarry Bank DY5 2JY
206 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant, Quarry Bank DY5 2YN
987 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Withymoor Primary School
Gayfield Avenue, Off Turners Lane DY5 2BH
1,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Peters Hill Primary School
Peters Hill Road, Amblecote DY5 2QH
1,284 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's RC Primary School
Mill Street, DY5 2TH
1,330 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue, DY5 2NU
286 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Pedmore High School
Grange Lane, Pedmore DY9 7HS
2,071 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redhill School
Junction Road, DY8 1JX
2,259 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane, DY8 1QX
2,809 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley DY8 5SP
3,129 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedKing Edward VI College Stourbridge
Lower High Street, DY8 1TD
2,568 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Old Park School
Thorns Road, DY5 2JY
0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlack Country Wheels School
Units 3 & 4, Gainsborough Trading Estate DY9 7ND
2,032 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGlasshouse College
Wollaston Road, Amblecote DY8 4HF
2,817 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.