Manor Court Community Primary School

Manor Court Community Primary School is performing well, having made significant improvements since its previous inspection, where it required improvement. The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum that engages pupils and fosters their development into well-rounded individuals. Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils, and there are numerous extracurricular opportunities available. However, while many subjects show strong retention of knowledge, there are still areas where pupils struggle to recall earlier learning, particularly in science and geography.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate respect towards staff and each other.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.
• The curriculum includes a wide range of clubs and enrichment activities.
• Pupils present their work well and concentrate in class.
• Effective phonics teaching enables almost all pupils to read age-appropriate books fluently.
• Support for students with SEND is strong, aiding in their catch-up.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to recall key points in science and geography.
• Reading material in key stage 2 lacks sufficient challenge for the most able pupils.
• Too many pupils rely on prompts for writing accurately.

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 Court Community Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Manor Court Community 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 Manor Court Community Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Manor Court Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 Manor Court Community Primary School received £6,704 and spent £6,054 for each of its 434 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £666,000 (£1,536 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Ppat Education, income was £6,174 and spending £6,106 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 Chard · Somerset local authority: places and applications

Manor Court Community Primary School is part of Ppat Education, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Hambridge Community Primary School Langport
• Ash Church of England Primary School Martock
• Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport
• Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil
• Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil
• Othery Village School Bridgwater
• Middlezoy Primary School Bridgwater
• Ilchester Community School Yeovil
• Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy Yeovil
• Countess Gytha Primary School Yeovil

What is Manor Court Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Court Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Manor Court Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Court Community Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Manor Court Community Primary School have?

Manor Court Community Primary School has 448 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Court Community Primary School cover?

Manor Court Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Court Community Primary School?

Manor Court Community Primary School is at Duck Lane, Chard, Somerset, TA20 2ES.