Manuden Primary School
The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Price
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 114979
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279813370
About this school
Manuden Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop's Stortford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manuden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 78% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Manuden Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manuden Primary School compares
Manuden Primary School ranked 47th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 106 | — |
| Bentfield Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 6% | 11.7% | 208 | 1.3 miles |
| Farnham Church of England Primary School | — | 13.9% | 28.6% | 9 | 1.3 miles |
| Magna Carta Primary Academy | 69% | 2.6% | 9% | 194 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 22.5% | 255 | 2.0 miles |
| Avanti Meadows Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 23.1% | 315 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.83%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Stansted
-
Farnham Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
-
Magna Carta Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Stansted Mountfitchet
-
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Stansted
-
Avanti Meadows Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bishop's Stortford
Other schools in Bishop's Stortford
Manuden Primary School ranks 5th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Bishop's Stortford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primary
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primary
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Farnham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Heath Primary School Primary
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hillmead Primary School Primary
- Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Manor Fields Primary School Primary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
- Richard Whittington Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manuden Primary School teach?
- Manuden Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Manuden Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Manuden Primary School is Mr Andrew Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manuden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manuden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Manuden Primary School?
- Manuden Primary School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Manuden Primary School full?
- Manuden Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 106 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Manuden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Manuden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Manuden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Manuden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Manuden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manuden Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Manuden Primary School ranked 47th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manuden Primary School's absence rate?
- Manuden Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manuden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manuden Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.