The Old Park School, Brierley Hill
The Old Park School is a special school for pupils aged 4 to 19 in Brierley Hill, part of Dudley Academies Trust.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Old Park School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to The Old Park School are The Old Park School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); INNOV4TE Independent School (1.1 miles, Good); Sunny Hill School (1.2 miles); and Glasshouse College (1.6 miles, Good).
The Old Park SchoolINNOV4TE Independent SchoolSunny Hill SchoolGlasshouse College
The trust
The Old Park School is one of 8 schools run by Dudley Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 7 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.
Who goes there
The Old Park School provides for pupils with visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorns Primary School (after), 60 metres away.
Sources: DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The Old Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as The Old Park School (URN 103880), it was rated Outstanding in September 2013. See The Old Park School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
Vision, Hearing, Speech and language +6
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with The Old Park School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Old Park School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Old Park 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 12 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Brierley Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brierley Hill
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,620
Applications
3,570
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All secondary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
The Old Park School provides for pupils with visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at The Old Park School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103880). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
14.3%
Overall absence
37.7%
Persistent absence
130
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Old Park School
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Questions parents ask about The Old Park School
What is The Old Park School's Ofsted rating?
The Old Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as The Old Park School (URN 103880), it was rated Outstanding in September 2013.
What is the catchment area for The Old Park School?
No fixed boundary. When The Old Park School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does The Old Park School have specialist SEN provision?
The Old Park School provides for pupils with visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
How do I apply to The Old Park School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming The Old Park School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near The Old Park School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 12 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 The Old Park School?
The Old Park School is at Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)