Studley Infants' School
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Studley Infants' School is a converter academy in Studley for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 176 pupils and room for 182. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 7 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
High Street, Studley, B80 7HJ01527 852491studleyinfants.co.ukBeccy Merritt headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 16 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February 2024 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
40 places were empty (22% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 9% since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warwickshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 12 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Warwickshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (23), Autistic spectrum disorder (12), emotional and mental health (7), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Hearing impairment (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 176 | 181 | 185 | 172 | 153 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 13% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 7% | 5% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.6% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 21.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Studley Community Infants' School, the school this one replaced in April 2021. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 240 m | 217 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Studley St Mary's CofE Academy | Academy | 480 m | 208 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Woodrow First School | Council | 1.2 miles | 265 | Good 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic First School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 189 | No overall grade 2024 | 91 | Compare |
| Matchborough First School Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 335 | Good 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| Astwood Bank Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 418 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Ipsley CofE Middle School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 640 | Not inspected | 26 | Compare |
| Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 116 | Report card 2026 | 85 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Studley Infants' School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Studley Infants' School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 12.0 miles | 193 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| Hartlebury CofE Primary School | Academy | 15.1 miles | 167 | Not inspected | 27 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 7 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 7% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 3 to 17. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -1.20 | Ofsted report card, 0.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.26 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.10 | 2024/25; 94 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Studley Infants' School a good school?
The figures are weak. Studley Infants' School scores 7 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 3 to 17, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Studley Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 16 June 2026 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as needs attention, behaviour and attendance as needs attention, leadership as needs attention.
How many pupils does Studley Infants' School have?
176 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 182 places, so it is 97% full.
Is Studley Infants' School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 40 places were empty in 2024/25 (22% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Studley Infants' School?
Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Studley Infants' School?
The average class had 24.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Studley Infants' School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- High Street, Studley, B80 7HJ
- Telephone
- 01527 852491
- Website
- www.studleyinfants.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Beccy Merritt
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward
- Studley North
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2021 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148511 · LAESTAB 9372055 · UKPRN 10088084
- Formerly
- Studley Community Infants' School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.