Manor Green Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 June 2026

Pupils at Manor Green School receive a warm welcome each day by staff who know them well and understand their needs. Pupils benefit from staff who really care about them and want to provide the best possible opportunities for them. This helps pupils feel safe and valued. Leaders have created a highly inclusive community. They help staff identify each pupil’s strengths and talents and ensure they remove their barriers to learning. Staff are adept at noticing how pupils are feeling and adapt support and provision quickly so pupils can take part in learning. Pupils behave very well. They have no concerns at all about bullying. Classrooms are calm spaces where pupils enjoy learning. Staff skilfully use a range of communication strategies to support pupils. This ensures that pupils, whatever their individual needs, have a voice and can share their views. The progress and achievements that pupils make are celebrated across the school. Staff help pupils learn new knowledge and develop new skills at a speed and time that is right for them. The curriculum is carefully designed to be appropriate for the wide-ranging needs of all the pupils at the school. Pupils receive meaningful opportunities to develop confidence and independence. They progress very successfully through the carefully considered curriculum. Pupils experience a rich, wide range of trips. These include both local trips, to help pupils understand their community, and trips further afield. Older pupils particularly delight in the residential visits that support them and families to be as well prepared as possible for the future. Pupils have a range of opportunities to take responsibility and contribute to school life. Attendance is high because pupils like coming to school to be with friends, to learn and to experience success. As they move through the school, they develop confidence, resilience and independence. They are very well prepared for the next stage of learning.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should continue to embed the curriculum refinements already underway so that they continue to meet the needs of their changing cohorts. They should also continue to connect their phonics and handwriting programmes to ensure a lasting impact on pupils' achievement.

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