Manorside Academy
Evering Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Miss Gemma Sutter
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 141745
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202380103
About this school
Manorside Academy is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manorside Academy, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 61 | 43 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 58% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 72% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 74% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Manorside Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 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 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manorside Academy compares
Manorside Academy ranked 33rd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 413 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole | 64% | 6.4% | 19.7% | 370 | 0.6 miles |
| Talbot Primary School | 64% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 547 | 0.9 miles |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | 38% | 9.2% | 72.1% | 164 | 1.0 miles |
| Livingstone Road Junior School | 52% | 6.8% | 38.5% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Heatherlands Primary School | 58% | 5% | 30.3% | 616 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 16.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole0.6 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Talbot Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Heathlands Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Livingstone Road Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Heatherlands Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Manorside Academy ranks 12th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Poole.
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manorside Academy teach?
- Manorside Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Manorside Academy?
- The headteacher of Manorside Academy is Miss Gemma Sutter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manorside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manorside Academy, 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 Manorside Academy?
- Manorside Academy has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Manorside Academy full?
- Manorside Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 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 Manorside Academy a faith school?
- No. Manorside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Manorside Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manorside Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Manorside Academy part of an academy trust?
- Manorside Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Manorside Academy have?
- The schools register lists Manorside Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Manorside Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manorside Academy compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Manorside Academy ranked 33rd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manorside Academy's absence rate?
- Manorside Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manorside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manorside Academy'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 1 July 2026.