School Chooser

Manor Junior School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedCouncil590 pupilsBarkingBarking and Dagenham
School Chooser Score
89
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 83 to 93
Out of 100. Better than 75% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024
Reached the expected level at 1178%England 63%
Attendance94.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families17%Far fewer than most schools
Places10 spare590 pupils, 600 places
Pupils per teacher24.8School workforce census

Manor Junior School is a council school in Barking for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 590 pupils and room for 600. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 89 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 75% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG020 8270 4641manorjunior.co.ukMrs C D'Netto headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 November 2024, 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”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
27 September 2023UngradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

149 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1178%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level9%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score107.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 76%76%20172018: 83%83%20182019: 77%77%20192023: 67%67%20232024: 74%74%20242025: 78%78%2025
Since 2017: +2%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017Barking and DagenhamEngland
Pupils tested149151147119120119
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths78%74%67%77%83%76%69%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths9%7%8%27%15%11%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score107.0107.0106.0107.0108.0105.0106.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0107.0108.0108.0107.0108.0106.3104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score111.0110.0110.0112.0112.0110.0107.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard87%81%75%83%88%81%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard86%83%81%89%93%88%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)83%87%76%90%94%86%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.7+1.8+0.9-1.0
Maths progressMaths progress score+4.6+1.8+1.1+1.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged61%63%68%70%81%63%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged82%77%66%79%83%80%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
61%82%
Gap 21 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
76%80%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
67%78%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
3%9%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full589 pupils for 600 places, 2024/25
98% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

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 Barking and Dagenham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

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 roll590Census January 2026
Places60098% full
Pupils from low-income families17%17% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English40%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%90 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%8 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.615 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)18%£162,750 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls298 / 292
White British pupils3%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (37), Autistic spectrum disorder (32), Moderate learning difficulty (13), emotional and mental health (8), Specific learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll590591601595593599
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17%17%16%19%19%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language40%38%40%46%44%57%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%13%12%11%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%2%2%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school11.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.3%4.7%6.1%5.2%4.1%4.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.5%3.3%4.1%3.9%3.3%3.1%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.8%1.4%2.0%1.3%0.8%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence11.9%10.6%15.9%13.8%7.2%6.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.90.20.00.20.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers23.8full-time equivalent, 26 people
Pupils per teacher24.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers96%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£65,351
Teachers who left in the year19%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.52024/25

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£6,940England £7,738. Total £4.1m
Income per pupil£7,106England £7,697. Total £4.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,394England £3,480
Money in reserve14%A healthy amount put by: £576k, £974 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£98kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,940spent 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 m34612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate77 per 1,000 people16% lower than the England average
Typical house price£375,000Barking and Dagenham
Nearest bus stop290 mBarking Community Hospital, 6 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 Primary SchoolCouncil0 m1,135Good 202453Compare
Eastbury Primary SchoolAcademy690 m777Good 202412Compare
Eastbury Community SchoolCouncil780 m2,039Good 202453Compare
Ripple Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles856Not inspected71Compare
Dorothy Barley Infants' SchoolCouncil0.7 miles223Not inspectedCompare
Dorothy Barley Junior AcademyAcademy0.7 miles294Good 202317Compare
Loxford SchoolAcademy0.7 miles2,799Outstanding 202393Compare
Roding Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles892Good 202334Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Manor Junior School with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats75%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 89 is 14 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 5 · middle 75 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Manor Junior 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
Leigh Academy DartfordAcademy8.9 miles670No overall grade 2025100Compare
The Raglan Junior SchoolCouncil9.9 miles480No overall grade 202597Compare
Bowes Primary SchoolAcademy10.9 miles464No overall grade 202596Compare
Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic11.4 miles432Outstanding 202497Compare
Leigh Academy Cherry OrchardAcademy11.5 miles447Outstanding 202198Compare
Holy Cross RC SchoolRoman Catholic13.8 miles605Not inspected98Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 89 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 89% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 83 to 93. 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 years25%above
+0.16
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 149 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.22
Ofsted grade, 1.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%well above
+0.21
DfE progress measure; 149 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.03
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.01
2024/25; 620 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.02
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 149 pupils
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 Junior School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Manor Junior School scores 89 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 75% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 83 to 93, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Manor Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Manor Junior School not judged at its last full inspection on 12 November 2024.

How good are Manor Junior School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 78% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 9% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Manor Junior School have?

590 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 600 places, so it is 98% full.

Is Manor Junior School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Manor Junior School?

Pupils were in school 94.7% 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 Junior School?

The average class had 29.6 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
Sandringham Road, Barking, IG11 9AG
Telephone
020 8270 4641
Website
www.manorjunior.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs C D'Netto
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Ward
Longbridge
Constituency
Barking
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101192 · LAESTAB 3012009 · UKPRN 10075064

Where these figures come from