Manor Primary School
Beechwood Drive, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH43 7ZU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Justin Cowley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 149932
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516773152
About this school
Manor Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 117 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Manor Primary School (URN 105041).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Primary School compares
Manor Primary School ranked 38th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.7% | 60.9% | 117 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Hillside | 48% | 6.5% | 50% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 72% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 27% | 6.9% | 68.4% | 404 | 0.8 miles |
| Bidston Avenue Primary School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.8 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)
- 60.91%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Co-op Academy Hillside0.6 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Bidston Avenue Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Wirral
Manor Primary School ranks 27th of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manor Primary School teach?
- Manor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Manor Primary School is Mr Justin Cowley, 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 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Manor Primary School full?
- Manor Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 117 on roll (56%), 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 LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Manor Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Manor Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Manor Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Manor Primary School ranked 38th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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.