Manorfield Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
652 pupils
800 capacity
148 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets
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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.91375%
Overall absence
21.99248%
Persistent absence
532
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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