Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery offers a good quality of education, as evidenced by its positive inspection results across all areas. Pupils are well cared for, happy, and benefit from a carefully planned curriculum that allows them to build on their learning as they progress through the year groups. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils respect one another, and staff maintain high expectations for both academic achievement and behavior. The strong commitment to promoting personal development is reflected in the wide range of extracurricular activities and a focus on safety and healthy relationships.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-taught curriculum from early years to Year 6.
• Strong emphasis on reading, phonics, and comprehension.
• Supportive environment fostering positive relationships among pupils.
• Effective early years provision preparing children for key stage 1.
• Calm and orderly atmosphere that benefits pupils with SEND.
• Good oversight by the trust and positive staff morale.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers uncertain about assessing learning in foundation subjects.
• Lack of awareness of misconceptions or knowledge gaps for some pupils.

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 Park Primary School and Nursery attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Manor Park Primary School and Nursery 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 Park Primary School and Nursery had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% 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 Manor Park Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Park Primary School and Nursery received £6,845 and spent £6,493 for each of its 254 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £444,000 (£1,747 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Expedition Schools, income was £7,320 and spending £6,995 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 Knutsford · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery is part of Expedition Schools, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Bexton Primary School Knutsford
• Over Hall Community School Winsford
• Hebden Green Community School Winsford
• Kelsall Primary and Nursery School Tarporley
• Boughton Heath Academy Chester
• Mill View Primary School Chester
• Pinehurst Primary School Liverpool
• Brookhurst Primary School Wirral
• Rock Ferry Primary School Birkenhead
• Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Neston

What is Manor Park Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manor Park Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Manor Park Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Manor Park Primary School and Nursery have?

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery has 244 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manor Park Primary School and Nursery cover?

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Manor Park Primary School and Nursery?

Manor Park Primary School and Nursery is at Manor Park North, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8DB.