Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
Wilton Road, Salisbury, SP2 7EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jessica Clarke
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 126265
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722322832
About this school
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School is a community primary school in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Salisbury, Manor Fields 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 72% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Salisbury, Manor Fields 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.2% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School compares
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School ranked 49th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 225 | — |
| Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 15.7% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Pembroke Park Primary School | 53% | 5.6% | 38.6% | 191 | 0.7 miles |
| Bemerton St John Church of England Primary | 70% | 4.6% | 13% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Harnham Infants' School | — | 4.8% | 15.2% | 215 | 1.0 miles |
| Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School | 57% | 5% | 19.8% | 265 | 1.0 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)
- 17.33%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Pembroke Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Infants' School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School ranks 16th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Salisbury.
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School teach?
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School is Ms Jessica Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salisbury, Manor Fields 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 Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School?
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School full?
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 225 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School ranked 49th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's absence rate?
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salisbury, Manor Fields 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.