Manor School

Manor School is currently facing significant challenges, with an overall effectiveness rated as inadequate. The curriculum lacks the design and implementation needed for students to gain the necessary knowledge and skills. This shortcoming has led to inconsistent teaching quality and poor student achievement, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Additionally, issues with staffing and leadership continuity have further complicated the school’s progress and impacted the educational experience of students. Despite some positive strides, such as improved attendance rates and a curriculum aimed at personal development, the school still requires substantial improvement. The school's leadership has recognized these issues and is beginning to implement new policies aimed at addressing deficiencies, but many areas still require focused attention to elevate the quality of education and support for all pupils.

Strengths

• Broad curriculum offer with access to academic and vocational courses.
• Positive impact from new strategies to promote attendance.
• Qualified and considerate leadership concerned about staff well-being.
• Sixth form provision showing more consistent quality of teaching.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Inadequate quality of education provision overall.
• Poor implementation of the curriculum affecting student achievement.
• Insufficient support and expectations for pupils with SEND.
• Lack of systems to identify gaps in pupils' reading knowledge.
• Inconsistent checks on alternative provision for a small number of pupils.

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 School attended 90.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 15.5% of pupils at Manor School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 13.9% of pupils at Manor School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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

In 2024–25 Manor School received £7,761 and spent £7,903 for each of its 967 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £361,000 (£373 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Nene Education Trust, income was £6,877 and spending £6,854 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wellingborough · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Manor School is part of Nene Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Raunds Park Infant School Wellingborough
• St Peter's Church of England Academy Wellingborough
• Windmill Primary School Wellingborough
• Stanwick Primary School Wellingborough
• Woodford Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Newton Road School Rushden
• Redwell Primary School Wellingborough

What is Manor School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor School is Inadequate, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Manor School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Manor School have?

Manor School has 851 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor School cover?

Manor School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Manor School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.2, and 26% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Manor School?

Manor School is at Mountbatten Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PA.