Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
Manor Way, Batley, WF17 7DQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Batley for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 199 schools in Kirklees. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 30 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
Pupils enjoy their time at Manorfield. They feel happy and safe. Pupils know to share any worries or concerns with a trusted adult. They enjoy their lessons and the weekly enrichment activities like Bollywood dancing. The school is welcoming to all pupils and their families. Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful and warm. Staff know the pupils well and take good care of them. The school aspires for all pupils to achieve well. Staff encourage pupils to work hard in lessons. Most pupils try their best. Effective improvements to the curriculum, including early reading, are having a positive impact. As a result, current pupils achieve well. A high proportion of children enter Nursery without being able to speak English. Many pupils throughout school speak English as an additional language. The school takes time to get to know all pupils and their families. This means pupils receive the correct help to support their understanding of English, and school can quickly provide support for any other additional needs. Pupils' behaviour is good. School is calm and orderly. Pupils conduct themselves well in lessons and at social times. Starting in the early years, pupils quickly learn the school routines and expectations.
What the school should improve
- The school has not ensured that the school's high expectations for learning behaviours are consistently upheld across all lessons. As a result, some pupils do not focus as well as they could and miss important learning. The school should ensure that high expectations for learning are consistently applied across all lessons.
- In a few subjects, the school has not identified or sequenced clearly enough what it would like pupils to learn. This means that teaching does not consistently focus on the most important knowledge pupils need to learn. As a result, some pupils do not gain a deep enough understanding across the breadth of the curriculum. The school should refine its curriculum to make more explicit what it would like pupils to learn and remember.
Pupil numbers and mix
224 pupils on roll, with places for 341
Schools near Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 49% met the expected standard |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 78% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- BATLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Ellis-Holmes
- Phone
- 01924326718
- Address
- Manor Way, Batley, WF17 7DQ
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- URN
- 149329
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.