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Studley High School, Studley

Outstanding
Secondary
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Ages 11–16

Studley High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Studley, part of Shires Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 8th-highest of the 37 schools in Warwickshire with published results, and 769th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 111% of capacity.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Studley High School in detail

Studley High School in its own words

In its own words: "Each member of the team has general leadership responsibilities related to the efficient operation of systems and processes at Studley High School, combined with specific areas of whole school responsibilities."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby and drama.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Studley High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.49: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 44, against 53.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

Getting a place at Studley High School

For September 2026 entry, 163 families put Studley High School as their first choice and 302 named it as one of their preferences, for 155 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Studley High School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Studley High School are Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.1); Arrow Vale High School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 41.9); St Augustine's Catholic High School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.4); and Woodfield Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement).

Studley High School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Tudor Grange Academy RedditchArrow Vale High SchoolSt Augustine's Catholic High SchoolWoodfield Academy

The trust

Studley High School is one of 11 schools run by Shires Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 11 schools in Shires Multi Academy Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Who goes there

3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (5%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crooks Lane (adjacent), 100 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Studley High School issued 63 suspensions, 7.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Studley High School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Studley Infants' School (0.2 miles), Studley St Mary's CofE Academy (0.2 miles) and Woodrow First School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolStudley Infants' SchoolStudley St Mary's CofE AcademyWoodrow First School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~1.1km)Possible (~1.6km)Unlikely (~2.1km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rachel McGhie
Pupils:829
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01527852478
Address:Crooks Lane, Studley, B80 7QX
Trust:SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (11 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Inspected 19 March 2024View full report
URN:136786
UKPRN:10033803
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stratford-on-Avon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

About

Studley High School is a mixed secondary school located in Studley in the English county of Warwickshire.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

17.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.49 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 50.4 to 51.7 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 53% to 59% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-51.758.5%
Disadvantaged(28)-44.028.6%
Not known to be disadvantaged(143)-53.264.3%
Boys(89)-50.459.6%
Girls(82)-53.157.3%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(8)-50.575%
Non mobile(170)-51.758.8%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language340
Mathematics340
English Literature336
Combined Science274
Geography226
History162
Art and Design144
Business Studies120
Religious Studies90
Physical Education80
Hospitality and Catering78
Spanish74
Physics64
Biology64
Design and Technology64
Chemistry64
Sports Studies44
Multimedia38
Health Studies36
Food Preparation and Nutrition36

+ 4 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 171 students

Continued education88%
Further education45%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment4%
Not in education/employment4%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.12%

Exclusion rate

63

Suspensions

7.60%

Suspension rate

26 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 829 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Term dates

Studley High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Crooks Lane (Adj)
104m · 2 min walk
Eldorado Close (Adj)
194m · 3 min walk
Studley High School (Adj)
230m · 4 min walk
Highfield Road (Adj)
261m · 4 min walk
Stapleton Road (Adj)
315m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
1
Serious
5
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Studley High School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Studley High School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Warwickshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Studley High School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Warwickshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

111%

Over capacity

830 pupils

750 places

80 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Studley

High pressure
New homes approved:350
Projected new pupils:63

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Studley

Across Warwickshire council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

7,662

Applications

6,716

Got 1st preference

82.3%

Got preferred school

97.2%

All secondary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(5)

19 March 2024
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
6 June 2017
6 May 2015

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

110

SEN Support

33

EHC Plans

17.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder46
Social, Emotional & Mental Health35
Specific Learning Difficulty30
Speech, Language & Communication11
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Physical Disability3
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
88.4%
Asian
2.4%
Black
0.8%
Mixed
5.1%
Chinese
0.1%
Other
0.4%
Unclassified
0.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals17.6%
English as Additional Language3.3%

829

Total Pupils

421

Boys

408

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

59

Teachers

14.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,776

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,679

Per pupil

£5857k

Total funding

£146k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£378,326
EAL funding£3,213
Lump sum£146,161

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.5%

Overall absence

19.6%

Persistent absence

848

Enrolments

Authorised5.3%
Unauthorised2.2%
Persistent (10%+)19.6%
Severe (50%+)2.8%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
4.0%
20/21
7.8%
21/22
7.4%
22/23
7.6%
23/24
7.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Studley High School

What are GCSE results like at Studley High School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Studley High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 51.7. 59% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Studley High School's Ofsted rating?

Studley High School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024.

What is the catchment area for Studley High School?

No fixed boundary. When Studley High School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Studley High School?

Studley High School was full in 2025, at 111% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Studley High School?

Classes at Studley High School average 21.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Studley High School?

Studley High School has around 829 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Studley High School?

7.5% of sessions were missed at Studley High School in 2024/25. 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Studley High School?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Studley High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Studley High School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Studley High School?

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

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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