Olney Infant Academy
Spinney Hill Road, Olney, MK46 5AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Sarah Armitage
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 136792
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234711388
About this school
Olney Infant Academy is a primary academy in Olney. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 249 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Olney Infant Academy 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 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Olney Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 14.9% | 249 | — |
| Olney Middle School | 77% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 349 | 0.5 miles |
| Lavendon School | 53% | 3.8% | 16.7% | 152 | 2.6 miles |
| Newton Blossomville Church of England School | — | 3.1% | 20% | 7 | 2.6 miles |
| Sherington Church of England School | — | 6.5% | 22.7% | 21 | 3.1 miles |
| Stoke Goldington Church of England School | — | 3.6% | 0% | 15 | 3.3 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)
- 14.94%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Olney Middle School0.5 miles
Primary · Olney
-
Lavendon School2.6 miles
Primary · Olney
-
Newton Blossomville Church of England School2.6 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Sherington Church of England School3.1 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Stoke Goldington Church of England School3.3 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
Other schools in Olney
- Lavendon School Primary
- Olney Middle School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Olney Infant Academy teach?
- Olney Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Olney.
- Who is the principal of Olney Infant Academy?
- The principal of Olney Infant Academy is Mrs Sarah Armitage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Olney Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Olney Infant Academy, 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 Olney Infant Academy?
- Olney Infant Academy has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Olney Infant Academy full?
- Olney Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 249 on roll (92%), 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 Olney Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Olney Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Olney Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Olney Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Olney Infant Academy?
- Olney Infant Academy is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Olney Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Olney Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Olney Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Olney Infant Academy. 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 1 July 2026.