Manor Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Portsmouth (Portsmouth).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Manor Infant and Nursery School serves a community bound by St. Mary's Road, Kingston Road and Powerscourt Road. It was established as a First School in 1985 and designated as an Infant School in September 1994 for children from 4 - 7 years old.
The school is a 3 form entry with nine large, bright classrooms for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, and a purpose-built nursery all of which have an excellent range of high quality resources. The school currently has space for 270 children with 30 children in each class.
There is a medical room and a shower room including a disabled toilet in the administrative area of the school. There is also wheelchair access around the school.
School Hours Times of school and nursery sessions: 8:30am - 11:30am 12:15pm-3:15 pm (Nursery) 8.30am - 11.30am 12.10pm - 15.10pm (Pre-school) 8.40am–12.00 pm 1.00pm-3:10 pm (Year R) 8.40am-12:00 pm 1:00pm-3:10 pm (Year 1) 8.40am-12:00 pm 1:00pm-3:10 pm (Year 2) Children can arrive at school between 8.30am and 8.40am. Class registers and dinner registers are taken at 8.40am. It is important that children are in school before the gates shut at 8.40am. If you arrive after 8.40am please take your child to reception and sign them in.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Life
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 116226
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Copeland | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sara Irene Denham Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sophy Tudge | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Issy Hopley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kathryn Marshall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Patricia Thompson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Grace Adesina | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony (known as Andy) John Croft | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Lamara Louise Fudge | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Castle | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mrs Cheryl Morris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Krystle Knowles Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ann Futer Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Warnes Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Patricia Thompson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record