Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. The school provides a welcoming and inclusive environment for its pupils, who report high levels of happiness and involvement in their education. The curriculum is well-structured, ensuring that most pupils acquire a solid understanding of subjects, including Spanish, and are engaged in learning through various extracurricular activities and community events. Effective leadership and robust governance contribute to the school's strengths, particularly in ensuring that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive adequate support.

Strengths

• Curriculum meets pupils' needs with a strong focus on knowledge acquisition.
• High levels of pupil happiness and inclusivity.
• Strong attendance and good behaviour among pupils.
• Effective leadership and governance ensure quality assurance.
• Pupils receive strong pastoral support, including those with SEND.
• Consistent approach to phonics teaching leading to good reading outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not always address pupil misconceptions quickly enough.
• Some older pupils do not get enough practice with complex English knowledge.

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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.1% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Salisbury, Manor Fields 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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.1% 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, 5.3% of pupils at Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 20 pupils and resourced provision with 5 pupils.

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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School received £7,810 and spent £7,794 for each of its 225 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £89,000 (-£395 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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School have?

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School cover?

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School?

Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School is at Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EJ.