Moggerhanger Primary School

Moggerhanger Primary School has been reaffirmed as a good school following its recent ungraded inspection. Although the overall judgement remains unchanged, the inspection revealed several areas needing improvement. While pupils report being happy and confident, and relationships with staff are positive, concerns were raised about the effectiveness of the curriculum in ensuring that all students learn and retain knowledge adequately. The school faces challenges due to significant disruptions in staffing, which have negatively impacted the quality of education.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and confident in a safe learning environment.
• Positive relationships exist between pupils and adults.
• The reading curriculum is effectively structured.
• Phonics teaching is consistent and well-planned.
• Children in pre-school develop a love for books and stories.
• Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support for their individual targets.
• There is a variety of after-school clubs and activities.
• Most pupils exhibit positive behaviour during lessons.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have underdeveloped curriculum planning.
• Teachers do not always have clarity on essential knowledge students should learn.
• There are inconsistencies in setting high expectations for the quality of written work.
• Poor presentation of work is evident across various subjects.

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 Moggerhanger Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Moggerhanger 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 Moggerhanger Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% 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, 19.3% of pupils at Moggerhanger Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Moggerhanger Primary School received £8,483 and spent £8,562 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £72,000 (£668 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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Moggerhanger Primary School is part of Pinnacle Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Maple Tree Primary School Sandy
• Sandy Secondary School Sandy
• Robert Peel Primary School Sandy

What is Moggerhanger Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moggerhanger Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Moggerhanger Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moggerhanger Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Moggerhanger Primary School have?

Moggerhanger Primary School has 119 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moggerhanger Primary School cover?

Moggerhanger Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moggerhanger Primary School?

Moggerhanger Primary School is at Blunham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 3RD.