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The Brier School

Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 8QN ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2023
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 4–16 in Kingswinford. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (February 2023). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
4–16
Pupils
219
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Dudley
Academy trust
ASCENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Bethan Landon
Opened
Jun 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 14 Feb 2023Inspection of predecessor school
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (4 Dec 2019): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 16 pupils

Attainment 8
1.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
0%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.41
2023/24 · CI -2.13 to -0.7
This school
1
Dudley
43
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 103878), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
219
Capacity
203
108% full
Girls / boys
27/73
Mixed
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