Moorlands Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southampton
Unique reference
116127
Address
Kesteven Way, Bitterne, SO18 5RJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
388 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
46.6%
Girls
53.4%
First language not English
14.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
42%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.7%
Mixed 8.1%
Other White 8%
African 6.4%
Indian 1%
Chinese 1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingBelow average-2
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Moorlands Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
43
23
20
Year 1
50
17
33
Year 2
59
28
31
Year 3
64
30
34
Year 4
55
22
33
Year 5
60
25
35
Year 6
57
36
21
Year 2024-2025