The Manor CofE VC Primary School

The Manor CofE VC Primary School is a 132-pupil Church of England primary academy within The White Horse Federation. Inspectors found the school performing well across the board, with all key judgements rated good, marking a clear improvement from its previous requires improvement grade. Leaders have overhauled the curriculum, placed communication and language at the heart of provision, and created a calm, purposeful environment where pupils behave well and feel safe.

Strengths

• Ambitious and interesting curriculum has been overhauled to meet pupils' needs
• Strong focus on reading, with clear sequencing and precise support for pupils who fall behind
• Communication and language development is central, especially in the early years
• Pupils with SEND are identified swiftly and supported well to progress and participate fully
• Well-structured personal development programme offers a wide range of cultural experiences
• Behaviour policy has been strengthened considerably and is applied fairly
• Attendance has risen sharply through close work with families
• Trust and local governance provide effective oversight and are ambitious for pupils
• Staff are highly positive about guidance and leaders' consideration of workload

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, assessment information is not used effectively to adapt the curriculum, so some pupils develop gaps in their learning

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 The Manor CofE VC Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.3% 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, 5.3% of pupils at The Manor CofE VC 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 The Manor CofE VC Primary School had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 48.2% 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, 17.4% of pupils at The Manor CofE VC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.6% 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 The Manor CofE VC Primary School received £10,138 and spent £10,149 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £83,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The White Horse Federation, income was £7,712 and spending £7,474 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 Melksham · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

The Manor CofE VC Primary School is part of The White Horse Federation, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Melksham
• Melksham Oak Community School Melksham
• Bowerhill Primary School Melksham
• Shaw CE Primary School Melksham
• St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Melksham
• St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Trowbridge
• Seend Church of England Primary School Melksham
• Southbroom Infants' School Devizes
• Devizes School Devizes
• Tregoze Primary School Swindon

What is The Manor CofE VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Manor CofE VC Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was The Manor CofE VC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Manor CofE VC Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does The Manor CofE VC Primary School have?

The Manor CofE VC Primary School has 121 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Manor CofE VC Primary School cover?

The Manor CofE VC Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Manor CofE VC Primary School?

The Manor CofE VC Primary School is at Ruskin Avenue, Melksham, SN12 7NG.