Manor Park Primary Academy

About Manor Park Primary Academy

If you're a parent weighing up Manor Park Primary Academy, the signals from other families are strong. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025, a striking 93% of respondents said they would recommend the school. That's based on 75 responses, which is a decent sample. The detail backs it up: 96% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy, and 99% felt their child is safe. On communication, 97% agreed the school makes them aware of what their child will learn. The only area where a notable minority disagreed was around handling concerns, where 12% disagreed (though 66% still agreed or strongly agreed). The school is also heavily oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 402 applications for 86 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.67 to one. Of those, 129 were first-preference applications, and 85 first-preference offers were made, so getting a place is competitive.

Academically, Manor Park is performing very well. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Sutton local authority average of 69%. That puts the school 6th out of 33 primaries in the borough, and in the top 10% nationally. Looking at the individual subjects, 95% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the higher standard, 30% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 61% hitting that level in maths alone. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 110 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, awarded Outstanding across every graded category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. It had also been rated Outstanding in its previous inspection in 2015.

Manor Park is a large primary with 694 pupils, operating above its stated capacity of 682, and it includes a nursery provision for children aged two upwards. The school is non-religious and mixed. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sports hall, art studios, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, athletics, rounders, cross country and tennis, while clubs include eco club, film club, drama and choir. For SEND, the school lists provisions for a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health support. However, the Parent View data on SEND support was more mixed: 47% strongly agreed and 33% agreed that SEND children get the support they need, but 13% disagreed and 7% strongly disagreed. This is a school that clearly suits families who value strong academic outcomes and a well-regarded local reputation, but the competition for places means you'll need to live close by to have a realistic chance.

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