Race Leys Infant School
Hurst Road, Bedworth, CV12 8AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Duncan
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 125616
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476312221
About this school
Race Leys Infant School is a community primary school in Bedworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 148 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Race Leys 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 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Race Leys Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 40.3% | 148 | — |
| Race Leys Junior School | 81% | 6.7% | 41.2% | 217 | 0.1 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Academy | 72% | 4.2% | 20.7% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| The Canons C of E Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 22.1% | 628 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | 58% | 7.1% | 48% | 406 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 47.7% | 200 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 3 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.28%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Race Leys Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Bedworth
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St Francis Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Bedworth
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The Canons C of E Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bedworth
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St Michael's Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bedworth
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All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bedworth
Other schools in Bedworth
- All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy Primary
- Arden Forest Infant School Primary
- Goodyers End Primary School Primary
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Race Leys Junior School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Academy Primary
- St James' CofE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- The Canons C of E Primary School Primary
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School Nursery
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Race Leys Infant School teach?
- Race Leys Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Bedworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Race Leys Infant School?
- The headteacher of Race Leys Infant School is Mrs Louise Duncan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Race Leys Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Race Leys 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 big is Race Leys Infant School?
- Race Leys Infant School has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Race Leys Infant School full?
- Race Leys Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 148 on roll (82%), 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 Race Leys Infant School a faith school?
- No. Race Leys Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Race Leys Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Race Leys Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Race Leys Infant School's absence rate?
- Race Leys Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Race Leys 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 Race Leys 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.