Manford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chigwell, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.949 miles
Published by London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Manford Primary School is a primary school in Chigwell, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2022. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Manford Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.949 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.949 miles, for children with a brother or sister at the school; nearer than in 2025, the sharpest swing on record.
- Reception 2026 drew 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 34.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 20.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4BX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 460 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 March 2022
Strengths
- “Manford Primary School's motto of ‘believe in yourself’ is lived out through pupils’ daily experiences.”
- “Whether speaking confidently in assembly or contributing to the lunchtime action group to share their views on school meals, pupils are encouraged to use their voices to influence change.”
- “The school's 'behaviour framework' supports pupils to understand and articulate their feelings and emotions.”
To improve
- “Leaders are rightly prioritising improving attendance so that pupils can benefit fully from what the school has to offer.”
- “On occasions where activity and teaching choices are less ambitious than the intended curriculum, some pupils do not secure the same level of understanding.”
- “However, there are times when the choice of teaching strategies or resources do not to deepen understanding as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- John Bramston Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coppice Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairlop Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clore Tikva School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mossford Green Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Avanti Court Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published