Manor Primary Academy, Tamworth
Manor Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Tamworth, part of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 34 schools in Tamworth with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Manor Primary Academy in detail
Manor Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "The academy will be outward looking, working in partnership with other institutions and the local community, learning from others and sharing good practice. Children will be independent, resilient, reflective and confident individuals who understand their role as important members of their local, national and international communities."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Manor Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Manor Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Manor Primary Academy as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Manor Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Manor Primary Academy are Millfield Primary School (1.1 miles, 81% reading, 77% maths); Dosthill Primary School (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 72% maths); Longwood Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); and Two Gates Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 55% reading, 48% maths).
Manor Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Millfield Primary SchoolDosthill Primary SchoolLongwood Primary SchoolTwo Gates Primary School
The trust
Manor Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Manor Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (84%).
Who goes there
7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (14%).
In 2026, 11 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 1 (1.1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peters Church (adjacent), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often public order offences, violence and sexual offences and robbery. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
Manor Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Manor Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as Manor Primary School (URN 124079), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2020.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Manor Primary Academy creates a warm, family-like environment where children feel valued and safe. The school has a particular strength in teaching reading, with pupils making good progress through a carefully planned phonics programme. The school also excels at teaching children about different cultures and beliefs, helping them become respectful and understanding of others.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading with a well-structured phonics programme and plenty of opportunities for pupils to read and discuss books
- Well-designed curriculum that builds step by step logically, with teachers having good subject knowledge
- Excellent personal, social and health education curriculum that teaches pupils about diversity, difference and how to stay safe
- Caring school community with high staff expectations and strong relationships with families
- Pupils have many opportunities for roles and responsibilities such as school councillors and reading ambassadors
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils with special educational needs are not identified quickly enough and do not receive timely support
- A small number of pupils become distracted in lessons and do not always produce finished work of high quality
- Early years curriculum is not clearly defined or sequenced, so children do not always engage in purposeful learning activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' safety and interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Multi-sports, netball, gymnastics, dance, book club, school council, house captains, reading ambassadors, lunchtime monitors, safety workshop, zoo visits, chocolate factory visits, golf course visits, overnight residential trips
Manor Primary Academy is a welcoming school where pupils feel happy, safe and part of a family community. The school has been judged as Good across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.
At a Glance
7.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
19 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.5
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Manor Primary Academy
Science in Penguins
2 Oct 2026
An abstract view of art.
29 Sep 2026
People Who Help Us
29 Sep 2026
What a Fantastic First Week!
8 Sep 2026
Congratulations to Our New Reading Champions!
16 Jul 2026
🍦 A Special End-of-Year Treat for Everyone! 🍦
16 Jul 2026
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Term dates
Manor Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Manor Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Manor Primary Academy is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Manor Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
84 pupils
105 places
21 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
13.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
90
Total Pupils
41
Boys
49
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
18.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,611
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,577
Per pupil
£632k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.9%
Persistent absence
79
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Manor Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Manor Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Manor Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is Manor Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Manor Primary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as Manor Primary School (URN 124079), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2020.
What is the catchment area for Manor Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Manor Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Manor Primary Academy?
Manor Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Manor Primary Academy?
Classes at Manor Primary Academy average 22.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Manor Primary Academy?
Manor Primary Academy has around 90 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Manor Primary Academy?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Manor Primary Academy in 2024/25. 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Manor Primary Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Manor Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Manor Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Manor Primary Academy?
Manor Primary Academy is at Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3TX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)