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Sunbury Manor School, Sunbury-on-Thames

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Ages 11–16

Sunbury Manor School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Sunbury-on-Thames, part of The Howard Partnership Trust.

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Sunbury Manor School in detail

Results

Sunbury Manor School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 136529), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 38.4 and 28% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

Getting a place at Sunbury Manor School

Across Surrey, 81% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Surrey lodged 519 appeals against secondary school offers; 372 reached a hearing and 57 succeeded (15.3% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sunbury Manor School are Sunbury Manor School (under 0.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 38.4); St Paul's Catholic College (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 60); The Bishop Wand Church of England School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); and Heathside Walton-on-Thames (1.4 miles).

Sunbury Manor SchoolSt Paul's Catholic CollegeThe Bishop Wand Church of England SchoolHeathside Walton-on-Thames

The trust

Sunbury Manor School is one of 14 schools run by The Howard Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4 in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in The Howard Partnership Trust

Who goes there

Sunbury Manor School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sunbury Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ravens Court (opposite), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 184 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Sunbury Manor School are St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Springfield Primary School (0.2 miles), Hawkedale Primary School (0.5 miles) and Chennestone Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolSpringfield Primary SchoolHawkedale Primary SchoolChennestone Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Likely (~440m)Possible (~629m)Unlikely (~818m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Lee
LA:Surrey
Address:Nursery Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF
Trust:THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2026

Ofsted Rating

Sunbury Manor School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Sunbury Manor School (URN 136529), it was rated Inadequate in April 2024. See Sunbury Manor School's inspections

URN:152564
UKPRN:10101072
Constituency:Spelthorne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Speech and language

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Results at Sunbury Manor School before it took its current form in 2026 (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136529). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.67 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 39.3 to 38.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 28% (2023 to 2026).

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Term dates

Sunbury Manor School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Sunbury Rail Station (rear entrance)
446m · 7 min walk
Upper Halliford Rail Station (entrance)
681m · 11 min walk
Kempton Park Rail Station (entrance)
986m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Ravens Court (opp)
123m · 2 min walk
St Ignatius Church (o/s)
172m · 3 min walk
Nursery Road (opp)
237m · 4 min walk
Manor Lane (opp)
374m · 6 min walk
Peregrine Road (adj)
406m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
31
Fatal
0
Serious
9
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 22 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.

10 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 Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 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.

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Your home postcode, set against Sunbury Manor School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Sunbury Manor School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Sunbury Manor School.
  • Surrey publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Sunbury Manor School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • How many families in Surrey got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Applications and offers at Sunbury Manor School before it took its current form in 2026

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136529). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

Entry yearPlaces offeredFirst choicesNamed at allFirst choices per placeFirst choices not offered
2026127451830.40
2025145391700.30
2024241823320.30
2023202984030.50
20222321524850.70
20212541525100.60
20202611585350.60
20192791745670.60
20182542106410.834
20172381945550.820
20162311725040.70
20152051584790.83
20141931594700.84

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.

Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Sunbury-on-Thames

Low pressure
New homes approved:388
Projected new pupils:70

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sunbury-on-Thames

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.95 applications per place

Places available

12,569

Applications

11,986

Got 1st preference

81.3%

Got preferred school

96.2%

All secondary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.

Special educational needs provision

Sunbury Manor School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs.

Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.

Absence at Sunbury Manor School before it took its current form in 2026
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 136529). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

11.3%

Overall absence

35.7%

Persistent absence

1,035

Enrolments

Authorised7.2%
Unauthorised4.0%
Persistent (10%+)35.7%
Severe (50%+)7.4%

Absence trend

5.3%
18/19
6.2%
20/21
12.7%
21/22
13.6%
22/23
13.8%
23/24
11.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Sunbury Manor School

Are there exam results for Sunbury Manor School?

Sunbury Manor School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 136529), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 38.4 and 28% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

What is Sunbury Manor School's Ofsted rating?

Sunbury Manor School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Sunbury Manor School (URN 136529), it was rated Inadequate in April 2024.

What is the catchment area for Sunbury Manor School?

No fixed boundary. When Sunbury Manor School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Does Sunbury Manor School have specialist SEN provision?

Sunbury Manor School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs.

How do I apply to Sunbury Manor School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Sunbury Manor School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Sunbury Manor School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 22 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 10 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 Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Sunbury Manor School?

Sunbury Manor School is at Nursery Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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