Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
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Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is a sponsored academy in Batley for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 224 pupils and room for 341. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 85 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 81% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Manor Way, Batley, WF17 7DQ01924 326718manorfieldschool.co.ukMrs Kate Ellis-Holmes headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 May 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.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
99 places were empty (37% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
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 (52 offers for 60 places).
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (12), Moderate learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 224 | 238 | 253 | 282 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 13% | 16% | 13% | 15% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 72% | 76% | 73% | 76% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 12% | 29% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.7% 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 | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.3% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 2.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 21.0% | 24.1% | 45.5% | 24.7% | 21.8% | 10.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Manorfield Infant and Nursery School, the school this one replaced in September 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Church of England | 120 m | 274 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 590 m | 402 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 720 m | 230 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 840 m | 212 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | Academy | 910 m | 411 | Inadequate 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 258 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| Hyrstmount Junior School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 257 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 223 | Not inspected | 59 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Manorfield Infant and Nursery 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.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 85 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 85% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 66 to 94. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.75 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.25 | 2024/25; 124 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | 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 Manorfield Infant and Nursery School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Manorfield Infant and Nursery School scores 85 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 81% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 66 to 94, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Manorfield Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Manorfield Infant and Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 13 May 2025.
How many pupils does Manorfield Infant and Nursery School have?
224 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 341 places, so it is 66% full.
Is Manorfield Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 99 places were empty in 2024/25 (37% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 92.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 23.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Manorfield Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Manor Way, Batley, WF17 7DQ
- Telephone
- 01924 326718
- Website
- www.manorfieldschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Ellis-Holmes
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Batley Multi Academy Trust (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Batley West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149329 · LAESTAB 3822072 · UKPRN 10091133
- Formerly
- Manorfield 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.
- Admissions outcomes: Kirklees council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- 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.