Manor Park Infant and Nursery School

About Manor Park Infant and Nursery School

Manor Park Infant and Nursery School sits within the Nottinghamshire local authority, a state primary for children aged 3 to 7 in the Gedling borough. Among the 286 primary schools in the county, it is not ranked among the very top performers — the leading peers locally are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy, and Bunny CofE Primary School — but it holds a solid position as a Good-rated school. Its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2021, gave it an overall effectiveness rating of Good, a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2008, when it was judged to require improvement. The school is led by headteacher Stefanie Hanson and has 195 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 180, which suggests it is a popular choice for local families. With a nursery provision on site, it serves the youngest children in the community, and its 20.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the national average, reflecting the area it serves.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted report rated both leadership and management and early years provision as Good, with the early years specifically scoring a 2 out of 4. The previous inspection had rated early years as 3 (requires improvement), so this represents meaningful progress. The school does not have published Key Stage 2 SATs results because its pupils leave at age 7, moving on to junior schools before the standard assessment point. This makes direct comparison with the Nottinghamshire LA average of 61 per cent at KS2 difficult, but the Ofsted judgement provides the main benchmark. The school’s ungraded inspection in July 2021 confirmed it remains Good, and the report notes that behaviour and attitudes, while not separately graded in the most recent graded inspection, were part of the overall positive picture. For a school that was previously struggling, the trajectory is clearly upward, and the leadership team appears to have stabilised provision.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including playing fields, art studios, a forest school, an ICT suite, music rooms, a library, and even a chapel — unusual for a state infant school. Sports include football, cricket, netball, and tennis, while clubs range from art and choir to coding, film club, drama, and chess. SEND provisions are in place for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school is oversubscribed: it received 80 applications for 47 places, with 39 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.7. This level of demand suggests it is well-regarded locally, particularly for families seeking a smaller, community-focused infant school with strong early years support. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Pinewood Infant and Nursery School, 3.9 km away, which may be an alternative for those willing to travel further.

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