Studley High School

Studley High School is performing exceptionally well, maintaining its status as an outstanding institution since its last inspection 13 years ago. The school showcases a strong sense of community, where pupils thrive in a respectful and supportive environment. With high academic expectations and a focus on personal development, pupils are achieving exceptionally well, complemented by an ambitious and carefully designed curriculum that meets the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This is the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and takes into account various factors affecting school life in recent years.

Strengths

• Exceptional leadership with a highly ambitious curriculum
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well across all subjects
• Strong focus on personal development and character building
• Positive relationships between staff and students
• High standards of behaviour and respectful school culture
• Extensive range of enrichment opportunities for pupils

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 Studley High School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 3.1% of pupils at Studley High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Studley High School had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 13.3% of pupils at Studley High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Studley High School received £9,236 and spent £8,977 for each of its 830 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £469,000 (£565 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Shires Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,740 and spending £7,633 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Stratford-On-Avon · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Studley High School is part of Shires Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Astwood Bank Primary School Redditch
• Crabbs Cross Academy Redditch
• Ridgeway Secondary School Redditch
• The Vaynor First School Redditch
• St Luke's CofE First School Redditch
• St George's CofE First School and Nursery Redditch
• Webheath Academy Primary School Redditch
• Feckenham CofE Primary School Redditch
• Beoley First School Redditch
• North Bromsgrove High School Bromsgrove

What is Studley High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Studley High School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Studley High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Studley High School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Studley High School have?

Studley High School has 829 pupils on roll.

What age range does Studley High School cover?

Studley High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Studley High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.7, and 59% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Studley High School?

Studley High School is at Crooks Lane, Studley, Warwickshire, B80 7QX.