Manor Infant School, Farnborough

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Manor Infant School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, typically achieve well across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders maintain a clear focus on attendance and act promptly when absence becomes a concern."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of education and use this to drive ongoing improvement."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years, recognising its importance in giving children a successful start to education and laying the foundations for future success."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive school where pupils' needs are understood and supported well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Following a period of significant turbulence, leaders and governors have worked effectively to bring greater stability to the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place pupils' personal development and wellbeing at the heart of the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that recent curriculum developments are implemented consistently across all subjects and year groups, so that all pupils build secure knowledge and skills over time"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen achievement in writing and sustain recent improvements across the curriculum, so that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve consistently well"; "Governors should continue to develop their knowledge and strategic oversight of impact, strengthening their evaluation of leaders' work so that challenge is focused sharply on securing the best possible outcomes for pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for your interest in our school. We are very proud of our school and encourage each other to 'be the best that we can be' ."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £5.50 per day.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Manor Infant School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Manor Infant School are Manor Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 69% maths); Cove Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); Cove Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Grange Community Junior School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 87% maths).

16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 32.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Asian (23%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Manor Infant School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 5 places, 2 pupils on roll.

Manor Infant School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 27 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Farnborough (Main) Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cove Manor School (n-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 180 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

Manor Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Manor Infant School are Cove School (0.3 miles) and Bohunt Farnborough (0.9 miles).