Secondary
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 861 of 1000 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2024
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
34%
38.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 |
| Entered the EBacc | 65% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32% |
| 22/23 | 33% |
| 23/24 | 21% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.13 |
| 22/23 | -0.25 |
| 23/24 | -0.52 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42.4 |
| 22/23 | 40.9 |
| 23/24 | 36.5 |
| 24/25 | 38.7 |
Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Dudley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nicola Jones
- Address
- Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
- Telephone
- 01384987973