Manor Primary School

Manor Primary School is a large primary school within Manor Multi Academy Trust. Following its September 2026 full inspection, inspectors found the school performing strongly across all areas, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils achieve highly from their starting points, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and leave well prepared for the next stage of education. The school's strengths include a carefully sequenced curriculum, consistently effective teaching, strong early reading and early years provision, and highly inclusive support. Attendance and behaviour have improved, disadvantaged pupils now attend above national averages, and suspensions have reduced significantly. Leadership, governance and staff development are robust, while personal development, pastoral care and enrichment opportunities are notable strengths. The report notes significant recent context: the headteacher was reappointed in September 2026 after a short period out of the role. The main next steps are to continue improving attendance for pupils who still face barriers and to embed the handwriting approach so transcription skills support writing fluency across all classes.

Strengths

• Key stage 2 outcomes are consistently high and above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Pupils develop deep subject knowledge and apply their understanding confidently across the curriculum.
• Teaching is consistently effective, with secure subject knowledge and precise professional development.
• Phonics, spelling, vocabulary and mathematics are taught with precision and consistency.
• Early years provision is strong, with children happy, settled and well prepared for Year 1.
• Inclusion is central to the school's work, and pupils with SEND make secure progress.
• Attendance has improved rapidly, with disadvantaged pupils now attending above national averages.
• Behaviour is consistently positive, routines are well embedded and suspensions have reduced significantly.
• Leadership and governance have a secure understanding of strengths and drive continued improvement.
• Personal development is a high priority, with a notable character curriculum and wide enrichment offer.
• Safeguarding education is a particular strength, helping pupils understand online and offline risks.
• Staff feel valued and well supported, and leaders maintain positive partnerships with parents.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance requires continued improvement for all pupils, particularly groups still facing barriers to regular attendance.
• The handwriting approach needs further embedding so transcription skills support writing fluency across all classes and year groups.

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 Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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, 1.5% of pupils at 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 Manor Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.9% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Manor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Primary School received £7,426 and spent £7,360 for each of its 657 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £655,000 (£997 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Manor Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,040 and spending £6,878 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 Bilston · Wolverhampton local authority: places and applications

Manor Primary School is part of Manor Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Hill Avenue Academy Wolverhampton
• Foxyards Primary School Tipton
• East Park Academy Wolverhampton
• Hateley Heath Academy West Bromwich
• St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Stourbridge
• Foley Infant School Academy Stourbridge

What is Manor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Manor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Manor Primary School have?

Manor Primary School has 658 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Primary School cover?

Manor Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Primary School?

Manor Primary School is at Ettingshall Road, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 9UQ.