MANFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL in Essex, Chigwell

Education Centre Information: Manford Primary School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Primary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Redbridge
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: Has Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 547
Number of boys: 295
Number of girls: 252
Age Range: 3-11
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Manford School is a county primary school with a nursery, situated to the north of the London Borough of Redbridge within easy each of both Hainault and Grange Hill station on the Central line underground. Opened in 1949, separating junior and infant children, an H-plan one-storey form was adopted to give the maximum amount of space for the playground to the north and the grassed playing area to the south. Each classroom opens directly on to a teaching terrace, which is divided by hedges. The building is adapted for disabled people and has suitable facilities throughout. The junior and infant schools amalgamated in 1981 and there are currently approximately 450 children on roll, including 78 in the nursery. It is a two-form entry school with fourteen mixed ability classes and two nursery sessions of two-an-half hours. The east wing of the building is occupied by the early years assessment centre and service with whom there is very good liaison. The school provides a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes all the statutory requirements of the national curriculum. It provides a balance of physical activities which include gymnastics, dance, small apparatus skills, athletics, games and outdoor adventurous activities. Manford Primary School provides a variety of clubs, these include: mathematics club, computer club, dance club, gym club, music club, netball club, football club and art club. The school aims to enable all children to work and play in a friendly, safe and happy school and to help children become confident, independent learners, with lively enquiring minds.