Academy converter · Dudley

Manor Way Primary Academy

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142355URN

Brier Mill Road, Halesowen, B63 3HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.6 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

118 applications for 30 places · 4th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2018

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
11 September 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Dudley median (2.4) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

118 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 3.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 3.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.3; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.5; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.2; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Manor Way Primary School (URN 103816), the previous school.

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	30	118	3.9	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	93	3.1	34	1.13
Sep 2024	30	99	3.3	31	1.03
Sep 2023	27	77	2.9	20	0.74
Sep 2022	30	100	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2021	29	97	3.3	28	0.97
Sep 2020	21	73	3.5	20	0.95
Sep 2019	28	77	2.8	20	0.71
Sep 2018	24	63	2.6	19	0.79
Sep 2017	24	63	2.6	17	0.71
Sep 2016	30	96	3.2	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	24	67	2.8	21	0.88
Sep 2014 *	30	90	3.0	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%4th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	10%	109	108
2023/24	84%	10%	108	106
2022/23	66%	17%	105	105

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

Manor Way Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Tenterfields Primary Academy
0.5 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Halesowen CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School
1.3 km · Dudley

2026

2.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Lapal Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

Outstanding2023

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Newfield Park Primary Academy
1.5 km · Dudley

Remains Good2021

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Huntingtree Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place
Howley Grange Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142355 · 332/2139
Trust: Windsor Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2015
Replaced: Manor Way Primary School (URN 103816)
Address: Brier Mill Road, Halesowen, B63 3HA
Local authority: Dudley

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