Manorfield Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~334m)Possible (~477m)Unlikely (~620m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rebecca Abrahams
Pupils:652 / 800 capacity
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02079871623
Address:Wyvis Street, Poplar, London, E14 6QD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:100920
UKPRN:10074587
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school has transformed dramatically under outstanding leadership and now ensures virtually all pupils achieve their full potential. Teachers are innovative and inspiring, creating a friendly ethos where pupils are eager to learn and work together exceptionally well. The school uses highly effective support staff to target help precisely where it is needed, resulting in pupils making rapid academic progress from very low starting points.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding achievement with pupils progressing at least two terms ahead of their peers, and over a third working five or more terms ahead
  • Highly effective teaching with well-planned lessons, skilful questioning, and excellent behaviour management
  • Exceptional leadership at all levels with robust systems for monitoring teaching and staff development
  • Exemplary pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning, with pupils feeling safe and supported
  • Very effective teaching assistants who are well-deployed and highly skilled in supporting pupil progress

Areas for Improvement

  • Accelerate achievement in reading to match the rapid progress pupils are making in writing and mathematics

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with pupils feeling safe, expressing confidence in staff support, and being knowledgeable about bullying and how to report concerns.

Manorfield Primary School has made a remarkable transformation from being inadequate in February 2012 to outstanding by July 2013. The headteacher's exceptional leadership and high expectations have driven rapid pupil progress across the school.

At a Glance

53.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMaths+14ppWriting+5pp

Reading has improved from 76% to 84%. Maths has improved from 73% to 87%. Writing has improved from 82% to 87%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

27.1

Infant (KS1)

29.3

KS2

24

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Langdon Park
344m · 6 min walk
Langdon Park DLR Station
348m · 6 min walk
Devons Road DLR Station
522m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Teviot Estate (->W)
92m · 1 min walk
Poplar Baptist Church (->W)
166m · 3 min walk
St Leonard's Wharf (->N)
216m · 4 min walk
Fawe Street (->S)
222m · 4 min walk
St Michael's Court (->N)
242m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

652 pupils

800 capacity

148 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

Places available

3,480

Applications

2,918

Got 1st preference

92.3%

Got preferred school

97.9%

Primary admissions across Tower Hamlets (2025/26)

Inspection History(110)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.91375%

Overall absence

21.99248%

Persistent absence

532

Enrolments

Authorised3.92751%
Unauthorised2.98624%
Persistent (10%+)21.99248%
Severe (50%+)0.93985%

Absence trend

4.58921%
18/19
5.04703%
20/21
6.10523%
21/22
9.15092%
22/23
6.45992%
23/24
6.91375%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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