Foley Infant School Academy

About Foley Infant School Academy

Foley Infant School Academy is a state primary for children aged three to seven, situated in the South Staffordshire borough within the Staffordshire local authority. It is one of 308 primary schools in the authority, where 20 schools currently hold an Outstanding rating. Foley Infant itself is rated Good, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent Ofsted inspections, the latest taking place in 2023. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools in the authority include St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which share a perfect ranking score. Foley Infant is a mixed, non-religious school with a nursery provision, and it is currently oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 69 applications for 57 total places, with 56 of those being first-preference applications. The school has a capacity of 206 but currently enrols 143 pupils, and just 8% of its students are eligible for free school meals.

In its 2023 Ofsted inspection, Foley Infant received a Good rating across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. The previous inspection in 2013 also awarded Good for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and likely the other areas, though those individual breakdowns were not recorded. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results, as its age range ends at Year 2, meaning pupils leave before the standard KS2 assessments. For context, the Staffordshire local authority average for KS2 attainment is 65, but this figure applies to schools with older pupils. Foley Infant's focus is on the early years and infant phase, and its Good rating for early years provision suggests solid foundations for children's learning. The school offers a range of clubs including Eco Club, Coding, Gardening, and Choir, and sports such as football, tennis, gymnastics, and athletics.

Facilities on site include a library, dining hall, gymnasium, playing fields, sports hall, and a chapel, which is notable given the school's non-religious character. Foley Infant provides support for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. The school is oversubscribed, with a ratio of 1.21 applications per place, and all first-preference applicants received offers in the most recent admissions round. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who prioritise a smaller infant-only setting with nursery provision. Given its Good rating, manageable size, and range of extracurricular activities, Foley Infant is likely to suit families in the South Staffordshire area seeking a solid, well-regarded infant school that feeds into a local junior school at age seven.

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