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Briar Hill Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sukie Owers

location_onLeamington Spa, CV31 2JF

language Visit Website phone 1926422834

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

267

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Briar Hill Infant School is a Community school primary school in Leamington Spa, serving ages 4-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Briar Hill Infant School is a community school in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 296 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 May 2025

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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19 March 2009

Inspection Report

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24 January 2006

Inspection Report

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22 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-02-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-03-19

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 296 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	296	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	281	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	267	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	267	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	269	3	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Briar Hill Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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