Foley Infant School Academy, Stourbridge

In its own words: "We are a 1.5-form infant school in the South Staffordshire village of Kinver. We offer a warm, nurturing environment for children aged 3 to 7. Foley Infant Academy is part of Manor Multi Academy Trust. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. To play, press and hold the enter key."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:50pm.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Foley Infant School Academy as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Foley Infant School Academy are Brindley Heath Junior School Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths); Cookley Sebright Primary School (2 miles, Good, 68% reading, 77% maths); The Ridge Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); and Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy (2.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths).

Foley Infant School Academy is one of 9 schools run by Manor Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 17 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Foley Infant School Academy had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Blakedown Rail Station, about 3.8 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plough and Harrow PH (adjacent), 320 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Foley Infant School Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 22 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, Foley Infant School Academy issued 3 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.