SCHOOL PROFILE

Manor Fields Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144960
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 465 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 March 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust HERTS & ESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 449 449 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 226 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 223 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.7%
18.1 pts below England
School 6.7%
East Hertfordshire 10.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.8%
8.5 pts below England
School 11.8%
East Hertfordshire 9.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
East Hertfordshire 0.7%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.5%
348
Any other White background
7.6%
34
Chinese
3.1%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
10
White and Asian
2.0%
9
White and Black African
2.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.9% 49 of 449 pupils
9.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.9%
East Hertfordshire 17.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.1% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 7.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Specific learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Multi-sensory impairment 3
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
East Hertfordshire 59.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
East Hertfordshire 75.6%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
East Hertfordshire 68.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
East Hertfordshire 73.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.60 pts lower than England
School 3.62%
East Hertfordshire 5.83%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.40 pts lower than England
School 4.42%
East Hertfordshire 14.32%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
East Hertfordshire 1.26%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.6% 8.4 pts above England
Manor Fields Primary School
96.6%
East Hertfordshire
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information