Manuden Primary School
About Manuden Primary School
Manuden Primary School sends a strong signal to parents through its admissions data: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 35 applications for just 10 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 5. Seven of those applications were first-preference offers, meaning every family who put Manuden first secured a spot, but the overall demand is clearly high. The school is a small, state-funded primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with 109 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105, so it is effectively full. Headteacher Andrew Price leads a school where only 1. 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average, and the school has no nursery provision or sixth form. While the Department for Education does not publish a parent view score for this school, the oversubscription ratio alone suggests a strong local reputation.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted, 5 Mar 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Source: manudenprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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