Manor Green Primary School

Manor Green Primary School is a special school in Crawley for pupils with significant special educational needs. Almost all pupils have an education, health and care plan, and the school provides specialist provision for autistic spectrum disorder, moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. The school serves an area with above-average deprivation. This full inspection in June 2026 took place after a period of significant change, including the appointment of a new headteacher in January 2026. Safeguarding standards are met, and every evaluated area of the school was judged to reach at least a strong standard.

Strengths

• Pupils progress extremely well and close gaps in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Reading is prioritised, with high-quality phonics teaching and strong support for early readers.
• Pupils produce high-quality work and can talk confidently about their learning.
• The curriculum is carefully designed, well sequenced and adapted to pupils' complex needs.
• Teachers are knowledgeable and benefit from comprehensive, high-quality professional development.
• Early years provision gives children a strong start, with skilled support and well-taught phonics.
• Inclusion is highly effective: needs are identified swiftly and support is put in place promptly.
• Education, health and care plan outcomes are tracked closely and used well to guide teaching.
• The pupil premium strategy is thoughtfully designed and monitored for impact.
• Attendance is high and improving, supported by strong relationships with families.
• Behaviour is excellent, with clear routines, effective support and very rare bullying.
• Leaders are highly effective, maintaining consistently high-quality practice through change.
• Governance is knowledgeable and committed, and parents are highly positive about the school.
• The personal development programme is comprehensive, personalised and builds resilience and community understanding.
• Pupils are very well prepared academically, emotionally, behaviourally and socially for their next steps.

Areas for Improvement

• Continue to embed curriculum refinements so they keep meeting the needs of changing cohorts.
• Continue to connect phonics and handwriting programmes to ensure a lasting impact on pupils' achievement.

In 2024–25 pupils at Manor Green Primary School attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 32.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

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 Green Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). 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 Green Primary School had 9.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

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 Manor Green Primary School had 208 pupils, 99.5% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Manor Green Primary School received £27,809 and spent £28,084 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 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 Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Green Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Manor Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Green Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Manor Green Primary School have?

Manor Green Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Green Primary School cover?

Manor Green Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Green Primary School?

Manor Green Primary School is at Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DU.