Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery

Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a requires improvement status to being rated as good overall. The school’s leadership has effectively implemented strategies to enhance the quality of education and support for all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs. Pupils exhibit a strong sense of pride and community, and staff provide excellent support that positively impacts pupils and their families. While many pupils are achieving well, there are still areas for development in the implementation of the English curriculum and ensuring all pupils can recall and apply knowledge effectively over time.

Strengths

• Strong leadership committed to improving educational quality
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Pupils show pride in their work and strong community values
• Good provision for early years education
• Strong pastoral support from staff

Areas for Improvement

• Some units of work in English are not taught sequentially
• Pupils struggle to recall learning from earlier topics
• Resources in early years can hinder learning opportunities

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 Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery 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 Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.0% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 15 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 Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery received £8,430 and spent £8,098 for each of its 709 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,478,000 (£2,085 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 Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery have?

Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery has 734 pupils on roll.

What age range does Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery cover?

Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery?

Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery is at Addenbrooke Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6HT.