Manorbrook Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Park Road
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 1JW
Phone 01454867225
Reference Number 130978

Manorbrook Primary School continues to demonstrate solid performance as a good school. Leaders and staff embody the values of respect, responsibility, and resilience, fostering a positive learning environment where pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive well-tailored support. The school has implemented a well-structured curriculum that promotes engagement and understanding, particularly in subjects like phonics and mathematics. Pupils exhibit positive behavior, enjoy their learning, and feel safe, receiving strong support from their teachers and staff.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 263
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.99%
Girls: 46.01%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 35 25 60
2 19 13 32
3 13 19 32
4 17 15 32
5 15 16 31
6 15 11 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.5%
Unclassified 3.8%
White, Other 3.4%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Chinese 1.9%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Feb 2023
Date Report
22 Feb 2023 School inspection
29 Jun 2017 Short inspection
01 May 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
07 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
23 May 2006 Full inspection:
19 Jun 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong values of respect, responsibility, and resilience are evident in all school activities.
  • Pupils with SEND receive effective support and access the same curriculum as their peers.
  • The curriculum is well-sequenced and encourages pupil engagement.
  • High standards of behavior are maintained with effective management of low-level disruption.
  • Phonics instruction is well-implemented with early readers receiving appropriate support.
  • Pupils express pride in their contributions to school life and feel safe.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack fully identified essential knowledge, making it challenging for pupils to build on their learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5
Writing -1.4
Maths -0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 43 2
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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