Manorside Academy

Manorside Academy is a happy, inclusive primary school where pupils feel safe and are proud to attend. Inspectors found high expectations for behaviour and learning, a calm and orderly environment, and achievement now in line with national expectations in key measures such as end-of-Year 6 outcomes and the Year 1 phonics screening check. The school’s ambitious curriculum and strong reading provision, including early phonics and catch-up support, give pupils a secure start, and the wider offer, especially music, is a notable strength. Pupils with SEND are included in daily school life, attendance is improving, and safeguarding is effective. Leadership is well regarded by staff, and governors and trustees are committed and hold leaders to account.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, happy and proud to attend.
• School values promote resilience, kindness, respect and uniqueness.
• High expectations for behaviour and learning are met by pupils.
• Pupils move around the school in a calm and orderly manner.
• Achievement is in line with national expectations at the end of Year 6 and in the Year 1 phonics screening check.
• The curriculum is ambitious and logically ordered, building knowledge over time.
• Reading is a priority, with well-organised phonics and effective catch-up support.
• Pupils with SEND are fully included in the daily life of the school.
• Attendance is improving through thoughtful incentives and routines.
• Behaviour management is consistent, and early years routines support children well.
• The wider enrichment offer, especially music, gives pupils valuable experiences.
• Assemblies, themed weeks and events develop pupils’ character and understanding.
• Staff feel supported and empowered, and leaders consider workload and well-being.
• Governors and trustees are committed, supportive and hold leaders to account.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Targets for pupils with SEND are sometimes not measurable or achievable.
• Support for pupils with SEND is not always clear enough to help them meet their targets.
• Some pupils with SEND do not progress through the curriculum as well as they could.
• Assessment is not always used effectively to check pupils’ understanding.
• Misconceptions are not always corrected, leaving some pupils with gaps in knowledge.
• Some activities do not match the intended learning outcome closely enough.

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 Manorside Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.2% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Manorside Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Manorside Academy had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.9% 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, 19.6% of pupils at Manorside Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 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 2024–25 Manorside Academy received £7,563 and spent £7,219 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £405,000 (£963 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Authentic Education Group Limited, income was £9,345 and spending £9,661 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 Poole · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority: places and applications

Manorside Academy is part of Authentic Education Group Limited, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• St Aldhelm's Academy Poole
• Oak Academy Bournemouth
• Elm Academy Bournemouth
• LeAF Studio Bournemouth
• Kinson Academy Bournemouth
• Longspee Academy Poole
• Queen's Park Academy Bournemouth
• King's Park Academy Bournemouth
• Bayside Academy Poole
• Tregonwell Academy Bournemouth

What is Manorside Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manorside Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Manorside Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Manorside Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Manorside Academy have?

Manorside Academy has 413 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manorside Academy cover?

Manorside Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Manorside Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manorside Academy?

Manorside Academy is at Evering Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4JG.