Manorfield Primary School

Manorfield Primary School has demonstrated overall effectiveness and is rated as good. The school has a strong positive culture, where pupils feel safe, happy, and well-cared for, leading to exceptional behaviour and attitudes among students. Although it was previously judged outstanding, this inspection evaluated the school's performance under a new framework. The leadership team is ambitious and has high expectations, ensuring that pupils are well-prepared for their future education. However, while the quality of education is generally good, certain areas reveal inconsistencies in the implementation of assessments, indicating room for improvement in embedding knowledge across all subjects.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Exceptional personal development opportunities through enrichment activities.
• High levels of pupil engagement and motivation.
• Strong curriculum structure that supports cumulative knowledge development.
• Effective phonics program leading to confident readers.
• Well-supported SEND provision with clear communication of needs.
• Close collaboration between leaders and families to improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment to identify and address misconceptions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Manorfield Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Manorfield Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Manorfield Primary School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at Manorfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Manorfield Primary School received £11,078 and spent £11,115 for each of its 623 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £201,000 (£324 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Manorfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manorfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Manorfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manorfield Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Manorfield Primary School have?

Manorfield Primary School has 652 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manorfield Primary School cover?

Manorfield Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Manorfield Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manorfield Primary School?

Manorfield Primary School is at Wyvis Street, Poplar, London, E14 6QD.