Manor Drive Primary Academy
Porter Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 7EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Marks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 149103
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733598001
About this school
Manor Drive Primary Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Drive Primary 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Manor Drive Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Drive Primary Academy compares
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 | — | 5.2% | 29.6% | 319 | — |
| Paston Ridings Primary School | 76% | 5.2% | 53.4% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Welland Academy | 50% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 405 | 0.8 miles |
| Norwood Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 36.5% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| Dogsthorpe Academy | 45% | 7.4% | 48.7% | 318 | 1.0 miles |
| Dogsthorpe Infant School | — | 7.8% | 47.9% | 235 | 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)
- 29.55%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 13.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paston Ridings Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welland Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Norwood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Dogsthorpe Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Dogsthorpe Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manor Drive Primary Academy teach?
- Manor Drive Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Drive Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Manor Drive Primary Academy is Mrs Emma Marks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Drive Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Drive Primary 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 Manor Drive Primary Academy?
- Manor Drive Primary Academy has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Manor Drive Primary Academy full?
- Manor Drive Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 319 on roll (72%), 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 Drive Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Manor Drive Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Manor Drive Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Manor Drive Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Manor Drive Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Manor Drive Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Manor Drive Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Manor Drive Primary Academy is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Manor Drive Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Manor Drive Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Manor Drive Primary Academy 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 Drive Primary Academy. 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 10 July 2026.