Moorgate Primary School

Moorgate Primary School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance, providing a nurturing environment where both pupils and early years children thrive. The school, which has not been inspected since January 2016, showcases a strong commitment from staff who prioritize the wellbeing and academic success of their students. With a challenging curriculum that accommodates diverse needs, including special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds, pupils excel academically and develop important social skills. The supportive community atmosphere fosters excellent behavior and learning engagement among students.

Strengths

• Exceptional achievement across the curriculum for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and families foster a safe and happy environment.
• High expectations for academic and social development are successfully embodied in the school's motto.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place, ensuring pupil welfare.
• Broad curriculum enriched with various extracurricular opportunities.
• High-quality reading curriculum promotes enthusiasm and enjoyment in reading.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Moorgate Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Moorgate Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Moorgate Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Moorgate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Moorgate Primary School received £9,732 and spent £9,477 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £311,000 (£1,057 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Moorgate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moorgate Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Moorgate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moorgate Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Moorgate Primary School have?

Moorgate Primary School has 325 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moorgate Primary School cover?

Moorgate Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Moorgate Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moorgate Primary School?

Moorgate Primary School is at Entwistle Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 2RH.