Manby Lodge Infant School, Weybridge

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Manby Lodge Infant School on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders focus on securing high attendance for all pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have carefully designed an aspirational and engaging curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a strength of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a precise understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a thoughtfully planned and extensive programme of personal development."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders have a detailed knowledge of pupils' starting points."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children making a successful start to their education."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the wider curriculum consistently equips all pupils with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for the next stage of their education"; "In the early years, leaders should ensure that staff maximise opportunities for children's learning through consistently high-quality interactions across all areas of provision".

In its own words: "Our values are woven into our Mission Statement above. These values were agreed on following work with all staff and Governors. These three words underpin all that we do, and are how children and adults should behave at Manby Lodge. All kinds of behaviour can be described using these words."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.15am, an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.15am and an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 9.15am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 85 families put Manby Lodge Infant School as their first choice and 257 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Manby Lodge Infant School are St James CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Oatlands School (0.5 miles, Good); St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge (0.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Cleves School (1 mile, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths).

7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Mixed (16%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 21 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 6 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Weybridge Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is York Road (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Manby Lodge Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Manby Lodge Infant School issued 15 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Manby Lodge Infant School are Heathside School (0.8 miles) and Thamesmead School (1.7 miles).