Primary school

Moorlands Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Sandwell
  • B71 2NZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,963 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 73%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 64%64%2016/17: top 56%56% · 2016/172017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 73%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM55% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 61% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 50% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 40% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 58% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 53% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 55% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 65%61%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 6% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 10% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 100 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 64.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd100
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026206
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.4%
First language not English15.3%
SEN support21.7%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils27.9%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

98.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.4
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 22.2 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,841
Spend per pupil£8,849
Staff spend per pupil£6,633
Reserve per pupil£885
  • +£182,296revenue reserve
  • −£1,620in-year balance

Grants £7,885 · self-generated £1,013 · premises £259 per pupil