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Top Marks – It's Official

22nd May 2017

  The Manor Preparatory School in Abingdon has just received its Inspection Reports from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). We are delighted to announce that the news could not have been better – every area of school life received the highest possible rating of ‘excellent’ confirming the exceptional academic and personal development of every pupil…

Year 5 at the Isle of Wight

22nd May 2017

See the photos here (more to follow soon!) Friday 19 May We have safely arrived on the Isle of Wight after a very smooth journey. We had a picnic on the beach at Alum Bay in the sunshine with an excellent view of The Needles and then took the coach to Little Canada where we…

Year 6 French Trip

16th May 2017

Keep checking back for updates from the Year 6’s in France. See the photos here Tuesday 16 May – Bonjour les parents! We are having a fantastic time in France. After our first authentic ‘petit déjeuner’, we have started our morning of activities in glorious French weather – canoeing for some, abseiling and fencing for others….

Young Art Oxford Exhibition

11th May 2017

I was amazed when I found out that my artwork had been awarded third place in the young art Oxford competition at the Ashmolean Museum. See some of the photos here There was a prize giving on the 4th May and I went with my parents, sister and grandparents who had driven down from Scotland….

Kassam Stadium Experience

4th May 2017

You could sense the excitement as the children and their parents arrived at The Manor at 8:15am on Sunday morning. See the photos hereSee a short video here The coaching session was soon underway with smiles and laughter aplenty as the children tried to emulate the skills that they might later see at the Kassam…

Farmer Gows Visit

29th March 2017

The Reception children had a great time today visiting Farmer Gows. We fed the pigs, lambs, goats and collected eggs from the chickens. To finish the day we had a trip around the farm on the tractor. ​See the photos here A great day was had by all! Miss Rebecca Evans Reception Teacher

Announcement of New Head

24th March 2017

Please click the below link to read the announcement of the new Head of The Manor Preparatory School. Announcement of New Head

County Swimming Champions!

21st March 2017

The Manor swim team competed in the Oxfordshire ESSA Primary School Relay Championships last week. Georgie L, Imogen M, Fletch C And Amelia RW were the girls selected for the day and they certainly stepped up to the mark. They safely navigated their way through the heats to reach the finals of both the Medley…

Success at Young Art Oxford 2017

17th March 2017

The Manor Prep School has wowed the judges of Young Art Oxford this year. Out of over 3000 entries from Oxfordshire Schools we have had 17 pieces chosen to go into an auspicious exhibition of around 400 works at The Ashmolean in May 2017. We have 5 commended pieces, 2 highly commended and one 3rd…

National Prep School Cross Country Championships

14th March 2017

Malvern College held their 25th annual National Prep School Cross Country Championships on Sunday 12th March, their grounds were brilliant and the weather was perfect for such a fantastic event.    We arrived very promptly at 10am to enable us to put on our vests, numbers and chip timers before we took a brisk walk…

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