Manford Primary SchoolLimes Farm Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chigwell.

Summary of the comparison

Manford Primary School and Limes Farm Junior School are primary schools in Chigwell.

  • Manford Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Limes Farm Junior School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Manford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Manford Primary School was judged Good and Limes Farm Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Manford Primary School and 57.0% for Limes Farm Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Manford Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Limes Farm Junior School (59.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Manford Primary School versus Limes Farm Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChigwellManford Primary SchoolChigwellLimes Farm Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking40th of 52 in Redbridge 229th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll452 153
Capacity550 240
LocationChigwell, IG7 4BX Chigwell, IG7 5LP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census452 153
Free school meals (ever 6)35.8% 47.7%
English as an additional language40.5% 46.4%
SEN support13.5% 31.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.5% 11.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Manford Primary School

Limes Farm Junior School

Full profiles: Manford Primary School · Limes Farm Junior School