Galley Common Infant School
Plough Hill Road, Galley Common, Nuneaton, CV10 9NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Dodds
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 174
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 125539
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476392219
About this school
Galley Common Infant School is a community primary school in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Galley Common Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Galley Common Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Galley Common Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 17.1% | 137 | — |
| Park Lane Primary School | 80% | 6.8% | 38.4% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| Nursery Hill Primary School | 63% | 9.9% | 41.8% | 171 | 0.9 miles |
| Nathaniel Newton Infant School | — | 7.1% | 39.8% | 251 | 1.0 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton | 41% | 4.6% | 28.3% | 443 | 1.1 miles |
| Michael Drayton Junior School | — | — | — | 578 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.09%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 7.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Nursery Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Nathaniel Newton Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton1.1 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
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Michael Drayton Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Congerstone Primary School Primary
- Croft Junior School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lower Farm Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Galley Common Infant School teach?
- Galley Common Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Galley Common Infant School?
- The headteacher of Galley Common Infant School is Mrs Michelle Dodds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Galley Common Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Galley Common Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Galley Common Infant School?
- Galley Common Infant School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Galley Common Infant School full?
- Galley Common Infant School has capacity for 174 pupils and 137 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Galley Common Infant School a faith school?
- No. Galley Common Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Galley Common Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Galley Common Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Galley Common Infant School's absence rate?
- Galley Common Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Galley Common Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Galley Common Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.