SCHOOL PROFILE

Moorlands Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109799
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 490 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 June 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 March 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 14 October 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Reading
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 286 283 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 123 43.0% of pupils
Male pupils 163 57.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.9%
15.1 pts above England
School 39.9%
Reading 20.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.5%
2.8 pts below England
School 17.5%
Reading 34.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Reading 0.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.1%
169
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
15
Any other Asian background
4.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
13
Pakistani
4.5%
13
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.0% 60 of 286 pupils
0.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.0%
Reading 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Other difficulty or disability 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Reading 60.9%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Reading 73.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Reading 69.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Reading 72.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.32 pts lower than England
School 5.90%
Reading 7.03%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.36%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.54 pts higher than England
School 18.36%
Reading 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.64%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 1.64%
Reading 2.64%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

58.4% 29.8 pts below England
Moorlands Primary School
58.4%
Reading
85.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information