Manor Oak Primary School

Manor Oak Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, fostering a strong sense of belonging among pupils and staff. The leadership emphasizes both academic and personal development, resulting in a positive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning. With a broad curriculum and ample extracurricular activities, the school effectively supports pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Recent improvements in attendance and writing outcomes indicate leaders' commitment to addressing previous challenges, particularly post-COVID-19.

Strengths

• Pupils have a strong sense of belonging and feel safe at school.
• Leaders prioritize both academic and personal development equally.
• The curriculum is broad and progressively structured.
• Effective phonics teaching helps pupils read fluently.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensures their success.
• Positive parent feedback reflects good communication from staff.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities enhances pupil engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, key content that pupils need to learn is not clearly identified.
• Teaching in certain subjects does not help some pupils develop a secure understanding.

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 Oak Primary School attended 94.5% 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, 3.1% of pupils at Manor Oak 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 Oak Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.9% 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, 34.0% of pupils at Manor Oak Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% 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 Oak Primary School received £9,077 and spent £9,006 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £127,000 (£656 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 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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Manor Oak Primary School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Perry Hall Primary School Orpington
• Marjorie McClure School Chislehurst
• Farnborough Primary School Orpington
• Joydens Wood Junior School Dartford
• Joydens Wood Infant School Bexley
• Bickley Primary School Bromley
• Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham
• Highfield Infants' School Bromley
• Highfield Junior School Bromley
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham

What is Manor Oak Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Oak Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Manor Oak Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Oak Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Manor Oak Primary School have?

Manor Oak Primary School has 191 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Oak Primary School cover?

Manor Oak Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

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

Where is Manor Oak Primary School?

Manor Oak Primary School is at Sweeps Lane, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3PE.