Manorbrook Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 February 2023

At Manorbrook, the values of respect, responsibility and resilience are woven into school life. Leaders and staff clearly demonstrate these values. Everyone treats each other with respect, trust and fairness. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils. They want them to have the knowledge and skills they need to make the most of life. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) learn well here. Pupils behave well at school. They are polite and kind. They respond to leaders' clear expectations of good behaviour. Pupils enjoy learning new things and want to do well. Pupils have high expectations of their own behaviour. Low-level disruption is rare. If it does occur, staff address it effectively. The few pupils who do sometimes struggle to manage their behaviour are helped to improve it. Pupils know what bullying is. They say that it only happens occasionally. They are confident to tell a trusted adult and say that it would get sorted out quickly. Pupils take their responsibilities, such as being house captains or school council members, seriously. They are proud of the contributions they make to school life, such as helping to reduce waste at lunchtime by recycling and composting. Pupils feel safe at school. Their parents and carers strongly agree.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not finished identifying the essential knowledge they want pupils to know and remember. This makes it harder for pupils to build on their previous learning. Leaders should complete their work to identify the essential knowledge pupils must know in the remaining curriculum foundation subjects.

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