Manor Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Southampton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Manor Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Manor Church of England Infant 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, there were 13 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In Reception 2026, 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower, against a published admission number of 30 places.
- The 2026 Reception figure of 0.8 first choices per offer was the 27th lowest of 320 Hampshire primary schools.
- 4.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire is 30.6%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Teachers Way, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2QG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 49 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils here are proud to live out their school values of love, trust and truth.”
- “One pupil stated that these values mean they are kind to everyone.”
- “This is reflected in the positive way pupils treat each other across the school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, curriculum planning is being refined to ensure there is precise detail about what pupils will learn in each year group.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 13 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 Hampshire.
- Cadland Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wildground Junior School 1.5 mi Improved significantly
- Wildground Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Waterside Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orchard Infant School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Junior School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hythe Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published