Brockmoor Primary School, Brierley Hill
Brockmoor Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Brierley Hill. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 11 schools in Brierley Hill with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brockmoor Primary School in detail
Brockmoor Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Brockmoor Primary School - Our Vision, Aims, and Values: Committed to Unlocking Every Learner's Potential At Brockmoor Primary School, we are united by a shared commitment to providing an exceptional education that transforms life chances for every learner in our diverse community."
The school runs a breakfast club, from £1.80 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Brockmoor Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 72% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Brockmoor Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Brockmoor Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Brockmoor Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brockmoor Primary School are Brierley Hill Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Hawbush Primary School (0.6 miles, 65% reading, 68% maths); Withymoor Primary School (0.7 miles, 77% reading, 80% maths); and St Mary's RC Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 45% maths).
Brockmoor Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Brierley Hill Primary SchoolHawbush Primary SchoolWithymoor Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary School
Who goes there
42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (29%) and Mixed (9%).
Staffing
Brockmoor Primary School had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Norwood Road Hail+Ride (at), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brockmoor Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brockmoor Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Brockmoor Primary School are The Wordsley School (0.9 miles), The Crestwood School (1 mile) and Thorns Collegiate Academy (1.2 miles).
The Wordsley SchoolThe Crestwood SchoolThorns Collegiate Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2022 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Brockmoor is a welcoming and nurturing school where your child will feel safe and happy. Staff know pupils well and provide strong pastoral care. The school prioritises reading from Nursery onwards and offers excellent support for children with additional needs, ensuring every child is included and achieves well.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with effective daily programme and staff training across all year groups
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, including speech and language therapy and high-quality teaching assistant training
- Wide range of enrichment experiences including trips, sports clubs, community projects and career awareness activities
- Positive behaviour and relationships throughout the school with effective responses to any bullying concerns
- Well-planned and sequenced curriculum across all subjects with clear teaching guidance for staff
Areas for Improvement
- Not all subject leaders have received sufficient training and coaching in how to lead their subject areas effectively
- Use of assessment in some subjects, particularly foundation subjects, is less developed than in others
- Pupils' progress varies across different subjects as a result of inconsistent subject leadership development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with shared staff responsibility, strong partnerships with external agencies, and pupils taught how to keep themselves safe online and in person.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, trips to science museum, student cabinet, play leaders, community projects, World Book Day celebrations, breakfast club, after-school club
Brockmoor Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy, confident and feel safe. The school has strong pastoral care, ambitious leadership, and a calm learning environment.
At a Glance
42.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Brockmoor Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Dudley
Term dates
Brockmoor Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brockmoor Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brockmoor Primary School is in Dudley; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for Education Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
396 pupils
403 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Brierley Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brierley Hill
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,812
Applications
3,314
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
67
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
439
Total Pupils
202
Boys
237
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,079
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,180
Per pupil
£2812k
Total funding
£271k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
14.6%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brockmoor Primary School
Questions parents ask about Brockmoor Primary School
What are SATs results like at Brockmoor Primary School?
Of the pupils at Brockmoor Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Brockmoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Brockmoor Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Brockmoor Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Brockmoor Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brockmoor Primary School?
Brockmoor Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Brockmoor Primary School?
Classes at Brockmoor Primary School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brockmoor Primary School?
Brockmoor Primary School has around 439 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brockmoor Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Brockmoor Primary School in 2024/25. 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brockmoor Primary School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Brockmoor Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Brockmoor Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Brockmoor Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Brockmoor Primary School's term dates?
Brockmoor Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Brockmoor Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brockmoor Primary School?
Brockmoor Primary School is at Belle Isle, Brockmoor, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3UZ.
Sources: Dudley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)