Glendale Infant School

Glendale Infant School is performing well overall and continues to be a good school. The school is characterized by its welcoming atmosphere and the positive relationships that exist between staff and pupils. High expectations for learning contribute to pupils' good progress across the curriculum, with well-structured opportunities that also cater to those with special educational needs. The positive environment encourages pupils to enjoy their education and feel safe, supported by effective safeguarding measures.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a nurturing environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced for all pupils.
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and present information clearly.
• Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate positive attitudes.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs.
• Reading is prioritized, and interventions are made to support struggling readers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise vocabulary planning, impacting vocabulary development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Glendale Infant School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Glendale Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Glendale Infant School had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.9% of pupils at Glendale Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Glendale Infant School received £7,390 and spent £6,961 for each of its 259 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £249,000 (£960 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Glendale Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Glendale Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Glendale Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Glendale Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Glendale Infant School have?

Glendale Infant School has 259 pupils on roll.

What age range does Glendale Infant School cover?

Glendale Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Glendale Infant School?

Glendale Infant School is at Skye Close, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7LW.