Manea Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Manea, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
20.536 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Manea Community Primary School is a primary school in Manea, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Manea Community 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 | 20.536 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 5.838 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.331 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 4.33 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.891 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 26.69 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 20.536 miles away, the longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2023 and nearer than in 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Manea, PE15 0HA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school is proud of its ‘family feel’.”
- “This contributes to pupils feeling valued and part of the Manea community.”
- “Staff know all the pupils as individuals.”
To improve
- “The school is taking effective action to improve pupils’ outcomes, which are below national averages.”
- “However, adults who support pupils are not always knowledgeable enough about how to help pupils address the gaps.”
- “However, sometimes staff do not sufficiently help pupils with SEND to access learning opportunities in class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2024 (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) | 61% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Cambridgeshire.
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy 4.2 mi Good
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 4.4 mi Good
- Townley Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lionel Walden Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Littleport Community Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cavalry Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Millfield Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good
- Glebelands Primary Academy 5.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published