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Briar Hill Infant School

Primary · Community school · Leamington Spa, CV31 2JF

Outstanding

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Briar Hill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 20 May 2025

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils296
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Kirstie Willis
Local authorityWarwickshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 125563.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils296
Girls155
Boys141
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.10.5%
First language not English46.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.42
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.11
Average class size25.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
47%
Indian
27.4%
Other White
9.8%
White and Asian
3.4%
White and Black Caribbean
2%
Other ethnic group
2%
Pakistani
1.7%
Other Asian
1.7%
African
1.7%
Other mixed
1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.3
Teachers (FTE)12.81
Teaching assistants (FTE)15.25
Support staff (FTE)20.76
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2514.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.90
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.255
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.110
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.83
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWarwickshireEngland
Overall absence4.5%, better than England, better than Warwickshire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.2%, better than England, better than Warwickshire12.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.4%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Briar Hill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt. Margaret's CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.2 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Unrated
0.5 miPrimaryWhitnash Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miNurseryWhitnash Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.7 miSecondaryCampion SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miAll-throughOakley SchoolFree schools
Good
0.9 miPrimaryShrubland Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySydenham Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryKingsway Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Briar Hill Infant School

What is Briar Hill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Briar Hill Infant School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 20 May 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Briar Hill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Briar Hill Infant School made 90 offers from 255 applications (2.8 per offer), and 83 of 110 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Briar Hill Infant School?

Briar Hill Infant School has 296 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Briar Hill Infant School?

Briar Hill Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Briar Hill Infant School?

At Briar Hill Infant School, the average class had 25.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Briar Hill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Briar Hill Infant School missed 4.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.