SCHOOL PROFILE

Moorfield Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 123435
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 278 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 283 283 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 145 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 138 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.3%
13.5 pts below England
School 11.3%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.8%
11.5 pts below England
School 8.8%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.2%
227
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
11
Indian
2.8%
8
Unclassified
2.5%
7
Any other Asian background
2.1%
6
White and Asian
2.1%
6
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 10.3% 29 of 283 pupils
10.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.3%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.5% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.8% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 5
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2
Speech, language & communication 2

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

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.9%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

4.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.64 pts lower than England
School 4.58%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.14 pts lower than England
School 10.67%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Telford and Wrekin 1.66%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

101.8% 13.6 pts above England
Moorfield Primary School
101.8%
Telford and Wrekin
92.1%
West Midlands
91.3%
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