Manorfield Infant and Nursery School

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is performing well across all inspected areas. This was its first routine section 5 inspection, following conversion to academy status in 2022 as part of Batley Multi-Academy Trust; the predecessor school had previously been judged inadequate. Pupils are happy, safe and well cared for, and the school is welcoming and inclusive, particularly for the many pupils and families who speak English as an additional language. The school’s curriculum improvements, including in early reading, are having a positive impact. Reading is central to school life, mathematics teaching builds fluency well, pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported effectively, and early years provision is rich and well resourced. Personal development is well considered, behaviour is calm and orderly, safeguarding is effective, and leaders, trustees and governors have an accurate understanding of priorities. Attendance is improving through persistent support and challenge, and parents are overwhelmingly positive. There are still areas to refine. High expectations for learning behaviours are not consistently applied in all lessons, so some pupils lose focus and miss learning. In a few foundation subjects, the key knowledge pupils should learn is not identified or sequenced clearly enough, which limits depth across the curriculum. Published Year 1 phonics screening outcomes also do not yet reflect the strong start pupils make in reading. Leaders are aware of these priorities and have a clear strategy for continued improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe and know they can share worries with trusted adults.
• Staff build warm, respectful relationships and know pupils and families well.
• The school is welcoming and inclusive, including for pupils with English as an additional language.
• Curriculum improvements, especially in early reading, are having a positive impact.
• Reading is an important part of every day, with skilled phonics teaching and effective support.
• Mathematics teaching develops fluency through regular practice, application and recall.
• Pupils with SEND are identified swiftly and supported well to achieve and take part fully.
• Early years provision offers rich indoor and outdoor learning with strong adult interaction.
• Personal development is well considered, including health, values and enrichment activities.
• Behaviour is good and the school is calm and orderly.
• Leaders, trustees and governors have an accurate understanding of strengths and priorities.
• Staff feel valued and workload is considered, and parents are overwhelmingly positive.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Attendance is improving through persistent challenge and support for families.

Areas for Improvement

• High expectations for learning behaviours are not consistently applied across all lessons, so some pupils do not focus as well as they could and miss learning.
• In a few foundation subjects, essential knowledge is not identified or sequenced clearly enough, so teaching does not consistently focus on the most important content.
• Published Year 1 phonics screening outcomes do not yet reflect the strong start pupils make in reading.

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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Manorfield Infant and Nursery 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% 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, 8.0% of pupils at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School received £7,568 and spent £9,888 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £162,000 (£780 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Batley Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,138 and spending £7,078 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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Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is part of Batley Multi Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley
• Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Batley
• Hyrstmount Junior School Batley
• Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Batley
• Batley Grammar School Batley
• Upper Batley High School Batley
• Batley Girls' High School Batley

What is Manorfield Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Manorfield Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Manorfield Infant and Nursery School have?

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School has 224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Manorfield Infant and Nursery School cover?

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Manorfield Infant and Nursery School?

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is at Manor Way, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7DQ.