School Chooser

Manor Farm Community Infant School

Primary · ages 4-7MixedCouncil132 pupilsNurseryHigh WycombeBuckinghamshire
School Chooser Score
69
Above
similar schools
Likely range 40 to 87, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 51% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, March 2025
Attendance95.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Places48 spare132 pupils, 180 places
Pupils per teacher15.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll132Census January 2026

Manor Farm Community Infant School is a council school in High Wycombe for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 132 pupils and room for 180. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 69 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 51% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP15 7PH01494 814281manorfarm-inf.bucks.sch.ukJanice Woodhead headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 March 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
20 November 2019UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places153 pupils for 180 places, 2024/25
85% full

About 27 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 18% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.

EntryPlacesApplied at allHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary60all offeredLA
2025 Primary60all offeredLA
2024 Primary6084all offeredLA
2023 Primaryall offeredLA
2022 Primaryall offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll132Census January 2026
Places18073% full
Pupils from low-income families9%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English11%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support21%27 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.06 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)8%£17,050 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls67 / 65
White British pupils73%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (26), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), emotional and mental health (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll132158160165189199
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals9%6%10%10%13%14%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language11%13%7%8%7%10%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%14%16%11%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%2%2%4%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.2%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.3%5.5%5.3%7.0%2.7%3.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.1%4.6%4.3%6.3%2.2%2.8%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.2%0.9%1.0%0.8%0.6%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.8%8.8%11.6%19.6%2.8%9.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.06.40.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.6full-time equivalent, 13 people
Pupils per teacher15.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,178
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.42024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,761England £7,738. Total £1.2m
Income per pupil£7,781England £7,697. Total £1.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,345England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £44k, £278 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£3,032it took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,761spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate37 per 1,000 people59% lower than the England average
Typical house price£455,000Buckinghamshire
Nearest bus stop80 mRose Avenue Shops, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Manor Farm Junior SchoolAcademy140 m202No overall grade 202518Compare
Tylers Green Middle SchoolCouncil910 m255No overall grade 202588Compare
Hazlemere Church of England Combined SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles181Report card 202676Compare
Tylers Green First SchoolCouncil0.7 miles179Not inspectedCompare
Highworth Combined School and NurseryCouncil1.0 miles455Good 202490Compare
Kings Wood School and NurseryCouncil1.1 miles446No overall grade 202410Compare
Cedar Park School & NurseryCouncil1.1 miles216Not inspected88Compare
Widmer End Community Combined SchoolCouncil1.5 miles184Good 202370Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Manor Farm Community Infant School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats51%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the upper half of its group. Its score of 69 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 68 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Manor Farm Community Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England13.1 miles109No overall grade 202494Compare
St Nicholas Church of England Primary, HurstAcademy14.7 miles138Good 202384Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 69 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 69% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 40 to 87. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.12
Ofsted grade, 1.5 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.04
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.15
2024/25; 114 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Manor Farm Community Infant School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Manor Farm Community Infant School scores 69 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 51% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 40 to 87, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Manor Farm Community Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Manor Farm Community Infant School not judged at its last full inspection on 25 March 2025.

How many pupils does Manor Farm Community Infant School have?

132 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 73% full.

Is Manor Farm Community Infant School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 27 places were empty in 2024/25 (15% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Manor Farm Community Infant School?

Pupils were in school 95.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Manor Farm Community Infant School?

The average class had 22.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP15 7PH
Telephone
01494 814281
Website
www.manorfarm-inf.bucks.sch.uk
Headteacher
Janice Woodhead
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward
Hazlemere
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110297 · LAESTAB 8252196 · UKPRN 10069714

Where these figures come from