Manor Farm Community Infant School

Manor Farm Community Infant School is a happy, caring and well-led school where pupils feel safe and parents speak very highly of it. Inspectors found high expectations, strong relationships and a warm culture, with pupils understanding and following the school values. Behaviour is good, pupils are respectful, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, including for pupils with SEND, and reading is a clear strength: phonics starts in Reception, books are well matched to pupils’ learning, and staff intervene quickly to close gaps. Early years provision is outstanding, with an engaging environment, an exemplary mix of adult-led learning and play, and children extremely well prepared for key stage 1. Personal development is also strong, with a broad offer supporting pupils’ mental and physical health and their respect for difference. The main area for improvement is assessment in some foundation subjects. Checks on pupils’ understanding are not consistently effective outside mathematics and English, so the school does not always have an accurate picture of gaps in knowledge to inform future teaching. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the school remains a good school overall, with outstanding early years provision.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel safe and have warm, caring relationships with staff.
• Parents are highly positive about the school and what it does for children.
• The school has high expectations for all pupils and supports them to achieve well.
• The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, including for pupils with SEND.
• Subject leaders have strong expertise and have carefully sequenced skills and knowledge.
• Reading and phonics are highly effective, with careful book matching and quick intervention.
• Early years provision is outstanding, with an engaging environment and exemplary mix of activities and play.
• Pupils behave well, are respectful and understand the school’s behaviour rules.
• Personal development is strong, including mental and physical health education and respect for difference.
• Staff well-being is well supported, and governors are knowledgeable about their responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some foundation subjects is not sufficiently well developed.
• Checks on pupils’ understanding in subjects other than mathematics and English are not consistently effective, so gaps in knowledge are not always accurately identified to inform teaching.

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 Farm Community Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Manor Farm Community Infant 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 Farm Community Infant School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 20.5% of pupils at Manor Farm Community Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Farm Community Infant School received £9,173 and spent £9,647 for each of its 132 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £19,000 (-£141 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 Farm Community Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Farm Community Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Manor Farm Community Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Farm Community Infant School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Manor Farm Community Infant School have?

Manor Farm Community Infant School has 132 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Farm Community Infant School cover?

Manor Farm Community Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Manor Farm Community Infant School?

Manor Farm Community Infant School is at Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7PH.