Manor Infant and Nursery School
Inverness Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Castle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 326
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 116226
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392820548
About this school
Manor Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Infant and Nursery 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Manor Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 280 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 47.2% | 232 | — |
| Penbridge Junior School | 54% | 5.4% | 54.7% | 416 | 0.3 miles |
| Ark Dickens Primary Academy | 67% | 6.1% | 56.8% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| New Horizons Primary School | 49% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 509 | 0.4 miles |
| The Flying Bull Academy | 17% | 7.2% | 55.8% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery | 35% | 7.1% | 62.8% | 668 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
- 18 June 2024
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Ungraded inspection report20 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.22%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 17.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penbridge Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Ark Dickens Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
New Horizons Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
The Flying Bull Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manor Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Manor Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Manor Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Helen Castle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Infant and Nursery 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 Manor Infant and Nursery School?
- Manor Infant and Nursery School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Manor Infant and Nursery School full?
- Manor Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 326 pupils and 232 on roll (71%), so it has space against 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 Manor Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Manor Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Manor Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manor Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Manor Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Manor Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Manor Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Manor Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.