Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 147032
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235812762
About this school
Manor Primary School is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 318 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor 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
- 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 | 57 | 60 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 50% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 60% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 57% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Manor 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 345 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Primary School compares
Manor Primary School ranked 169th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.7% | 32.6% | 318 | — |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | — | 5% | 19.4% | 450 | 0.5 miles |
| Willowcroft Community School | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | 0.6 miles |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4% | 12.7% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| Aureus Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 450 | 0.7 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)
- 32.56%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 14.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stephen Freeman Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Willowcroft Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Northbourne Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Ladygrove Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Aureus Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
Manor Primary School ranks 11th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Didcot.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary
- South Moreton Primary School Primary
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manor Primary School teach?
- Manor Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Manor Primary School is Mr Benjamin Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor 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 Manor Primary School?
- Manor Primary School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Manor Primary School full?
- Manor Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 318 on roll (82%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Manor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Manor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Manor Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Manor Primary School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Manor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manor Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Manor Primary School ranked 169th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manor Primary School's absence rate?
- Manor Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor 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 10 July 2026.