Thorns Community College

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Thorns Community College is a secondary school located in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England. It serves the southern half of Brierley Hill around Withymoor Village and Quarry Bank. The school is a specialist Arts and ICT College having been awarded it in March 2008.

The school was opened in the 1970s to replace Brierley Hill Secondary Modern School which had been situated in the town centre since the late 19th century. The new school was situated on Stockwell Avenue and now has more than 1,300 pupils aged 11-16 on the roll. Its current head teacher is Mr David Mountney.