Thorns Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dudley
Unique reference
150322
Address
Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, DY5 2JY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
194 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
57.2%
Girls
42.8%
First language not English
10.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.8%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.3%
Mixed 9.8%
Pakistani 3.6%
African 2.6%
Other White 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Thorns Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
27
17
10
Year 1
26
17
9
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
25
15
10
Year 4
29
16
13
Year 5
26
14
12
Year 6
31
15
16
Year 2024-2025

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