Mitton Manor Primary School

Mitton Manor Primary School is performing at the expected standard overall. Inspectors found that pupils achieve well and are ready for their next steps, with published outcomes broadly in line with national averages. Phonics screening and multiplication tables checks are consistently above national averages, and early reading is a notable strength. Pupils benefit from an ambitious curriculum, generally effective teaching, and a warm, inclusive school culture. Attendance is significantly above the national average, persistent absence is well below average, and pupils behave well. Safeguarding standards are met. The school’s inclusive approach is evident. Leaders identify pupils’ needs quickly and accurately, work effectively with parents and external specialists, and disadvantaged pupils generally achieve well and attend regularly. Early years provision gives children a strong start, particularly in reading, language and vocabulary. Leadership and governance are effective, with reflective leaders, useful professional development, and trustees providing strong oversight. Personal development is broad, covering safety, mental health, community involvement, sport, music and British values. There are still areas for improvement. Teaching does not always check and build precisely on what pupils already know, so pupils sometimes do not deepen their understanding as much as they could. For some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, teaching is not consistently adapted well enough, which can hinder progress. Leaders also need to use their evaluation of the personal development programme more effectively to strengthen its impact. These are not systemic failures, but clear next steps to secure consistently strong provision.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well overall and are ready for their next steps.
• Published outcomes for leavers are consistently in line with national averages.
• Phonics screening and multiplication tables checks are consistently above national averages.
• Attendance is significantly above the national average, and persistent absence is well below average.
• Pupils behave well, have positive attitudes to learning, and bullying is rare.
• The curriculum is ambitious and logically planned to build pupils’ knowledge.
• Early years provision gives children a strong start in reading, writing, number, language and vocabulary.
• Leaders identify pupils’ needs quickly and accurately, including before Reception Year.
• Disadvantaged pupils generally achieve well and have high attendance.
• Leaders and trustees are reflective, work in partnership, and provide useful professional development.
• Personal development is broad, covering safety, mental health, community, sport, music and British values.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture and pupils feeling safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not always check and build on what pupils already know and can do, limiting depth of understanding.
• Teaching is not consistently adapted precisely enough for some pupils with SEND, sometimes hindering their progress.
• Leaders do not yet use evaluation of the personal development programme effectively enough to improve its impact.

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 Mitton Manor Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.5% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Mitton Manor 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 Mitton Manor Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.2% 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, 17.2% of pupils at Mitton Manor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Mitton Manor Primary School received £6,202 and spent £5,803 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£699 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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What is Mitton Manor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mitton Manor Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Mitton Manor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mitton Manor Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Mitton Manor Primary School have?

Mitton Manor Primary School has 192 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mitton Manor Primary School cover?

Mitton Manor Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mitton Manor Primary School?

Mitton Manor Primary School is at Carrant Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8AR.