Community school · Essex

Manuden Primary School

4–11Ages
106Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114979URN

The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

29 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Essex median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

29 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 5.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 5.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 5.8; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	29	2.9	10	1.00
Sep 2025	10	35	3.5	7	0.70
Sep 2024	12	35	2.9	12	1.00
Sep 2023	14	40	2.9	14	1.00
Sep 2022	14	45	3.2	13	0.93
Sep 2021	10	41	4.1	10	1.00
Sep 2020	15	53	3.5	13	0.87
Sep 2019	13	36	2.8	13	1.00
Sep 2018	14	42	3.0	11	0.79
Sep 2017	14	70	5.0	13	0.93
Sep 2016	15	77	5.1	14	0.93
Sep 2015	15	73	4.9	19	1.27
Sep 2014	15	87	5.8	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 93% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%41st of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	7%	110	105
2023/24	78%	11%	110	107
2022/23	70%	0%	110	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Manuden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Farnham Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2024
Magna Carta Primary Academy
2.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Good2022

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Avanti Meadows Primary School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.9 km · Essex

2026

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Avanti Brook Primary School
4.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114979 · 881/2750
Capacity: 105 pupils · 106 on roll
Free school meals: 0.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1DE
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources