Manor Primary School

Manor Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection. The school is effectively integrated into the local community, with ambitious leadership that fosters a positive learning environment. Pupils are engaged and enjoy a well-planned curriculum that emphasizes language and communication skills from early years through to their primary education. Notably, pupils thrive due to strong relationships between staff and students, alongside a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their educational experience. While there are many strengths, the school faces challenges with regard to attendance, as some pupils do not attend regularly, impacting their learning opportunities. Additionally, the assessment practices in some foundation subjects need to be refined to give a clearer picture of pupil progress. Overall, the school has a solid framework but there is a commitment to improvement that is acknowledged by the leadership team.

Strengths

• Strong community integration and ambitious leadership.
• Positive pupil attitudes towards learning.
• Effective curriculum planning that starts in early years.
• A consistent approach to reading that supports pupil progress.
• High-quality resources used to support engaging learning experiences.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in some foundation subjects.
• High rates of absence among some pupils affecting learning.

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 Manor Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Manor 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 Manor Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% 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, 22.8% of pupils at Manor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Manor Primary School received £8,382 and spent £8,283 for each of its 293 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£13 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 Manor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Manor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Manor Primary School have?

Manor Primary School has 294 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Primary School cover?

Manor Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Primary School?

Manor Primary School is at 110 Ashampstead Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ.