Manor Infant School

About Manor Infant School

Manor Infant School sits within Hampshire’s large primary landscape, where 33 of 425 schools currently hold an Outstanding rating. The school itself is rated Requires Improvement overall, placing it some way behind the county’s top-performing peers — Preston Candover Church of England Primary School, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, and St Faith’s Church of England Primary School — which rank highest in the local authority. Located in Rushmoor, Manor Infant is a state-funded, mixed-gender infant school for children aged 5 to 7, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It is a non-religious school and currently has 189 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 180. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 17%, a figure that gives some indication of the school’s intake. Oversubscription is notable: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 96 applications for 52 places, with 41 first-preference offers made, resulting in an oversubscription ratio of 1.85.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023, the school’s overall effectiveness was judged as Requires Improvement, a significant drop from its previous Outstanding rating in 2011. The quality of education and leadership and management both received Requires Improvement, while early years provision was also rated Requires Improvement. On a more positive note, behaviour and attitudes and personal development were both judged Good. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 results, as it only covers infants up to Year 2, so there are no SATs scores to compare against the Hampshire local authority average of 61% achieving the expected standard. Parents considering this school will need to weigh the current Ofsted rating against the fact that the school was previously Outstanding, and that inspectors still found strengths in behaviour and personal development. The absence of KS2 data means academic outcomes for older primary pupils cannot be assessed here.

Manor Infant offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, sensory room, and a chapel, alongside outdoor playgrounds and playing fields. Sports provision covers swimming, gymnastics, rounders, cricket, football, tennis, and athletics, and there is a good selection of clubs such as coding, art, film, gardening, book club, and eco club. The school’s SEND provisions support pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With 189 pupils in a building designed for 180, the school is operating at full capacity, and the high oversubscription rate suggests strong local demand despite the Requires Improvement rating. This school will suit families in Rushmoor who value a broad range of activities and facilities, and who are comfortable with a school that is actively working to improve its academic and leadership ratings after a period of decline from its previous Outstanding status.

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