Manor Field Infant and Nursery School
Manor Field Infant and Nursery School is a converter academy in Norwich for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 111 pupils and room for 180. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Manor Road, Long Stratton, Norwich, NR15 2XR01508 530356manorfieldinfant.org.ukMrs Heather Haines headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
124 places were empty (57% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 30% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit, for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Norfolk with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (14), Moderate learning difficulty (4), emotional and mental health (4), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 111 | 119 | 131 | 139 | 148 | 162 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 17% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 22% | 21% | 13% | 12% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.4% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.1% | 17.2% | 21.6% | 17.4% | 21.4% | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 22.7 | 29.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy | Academy | 450 m | 148 | No overall grade 2025 | 21 | Compare |
| Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 84 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 105 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Aslacton Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 74 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 miles | 18 | Report card 2026 | 74 | Compare |
| Hempnall Primary School | Council | 3.2 miles | 155 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 3.5 miles | 70 | Not inspected | 64 | Compare |
| Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 miles | 55 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Manor Field Infant and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Manor Field Infant and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Manor Field Infant and Nursery School have?
111 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 62% full.
Is Manor Field Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 124 places were empty in 2024/25 (57% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Manor Field Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Manor Field Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 28.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Manor Field Infant and Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Manor Road, Long Stratton, Norwich, NR15 2XR
- Telephone
- 01508 530356
- Website
- www.manorfieldinfant.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Haines
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Clarion Corvus Trust (13 schools)
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Stratton
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143990 · LAESTAB 9262275 · UKPRN 10062542
- Formerly
- Manor Field Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.