Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Manor Primary School

4–11Ages
318Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147032URN

Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

112 applications for 28 places · 8th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 28 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 4.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Manor School (URN 139755), Manor School (URN 123082), 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	28	112	4.0	15	0.54
Sep 2025	28	133	4.8	33	1.18
Sep 2024	25	100	4.0	14	0.56
Sep 2023	27	126	4.7	24	0.89
Sep 2022	52	91	1.8	32	0.62
Sep 2021	33	89	2.7	24	0.73
Sep 2020	60	84	1.4	25	0.42
Sep 2019 *	30	51	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2018 *	47	97	2.1	42	0.89
Sep 2017 *	63	136	2.2	60	0.95
Sep 2016 *	72	194	2.7	60	0.83
Sep 2015 *	86	146	1.7	49	0.57
Sep 2014 *	64	136	2.1	55	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 74% · Maths 58% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	5%	103	100
2023/24	50%	10%	104	102
2022/23	63%	5%	104	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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Stephen Freeman Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
Willowcroft Community School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Northbourne Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ladygrove Park Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Aureus Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Didcot Primary Academy
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sires Hill Primary Academy
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147032 · 931/2028
Trust: GLF Schools
Capacity: 390 pupils · 318 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Manor School (URN 139755); Manor School (URN 123082)
Address: Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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