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About the school

Manorside Academy is an open primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
8 July 2025
Published
16 September 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Not judged

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Not judged

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Good

Sixth form

Not applicable

Results and school context

Key Stage 2 results

56 pupils

Combined attainment

Reading, writing and maths expected standard

School
58%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
63%
England
62%

Reading, writing and maths higher standard

School
16%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
11%
England
8%

Subject attainment

Reading expected standard

School
67%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
77%
England
75%

Writing expected standard

School
78%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
75%
England
72%

Maths expected standard

School
71%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
75%
England
74%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected

School
62%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
74%
England
73%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher

School
29%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
31%
England
30%

Science expected standard

School
89%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
84%
England
82%

Scaled scores

Reading average scaled score

School
105
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
106
England
106

Maths average scaled score

School
105
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
105
England
105

Grammar average scaled score

School
104
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
106
England
105

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

422

Girls

48.82%

Boys

51.18%

SEN support

11.14%

Education, health and care plan

5.21%

English as an additional language

18.70%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

34.55%

Overall absence

5.48

Persistent absence

16.19

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