Moorlands Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church End Lane
Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4UN
Phone 01189375505
Reference Number 109799

General Makeup

Number of pupils 314
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.87%
Girls: 47.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 18 37
2 22 17 39
3 20 12 32
4 25 33 58
5 32 18 50
6 24 25 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 57.3%
Pakistani 6.1%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
White, Other 4.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.1%
Asian, Other 4.1%
Indian 2.9%
White & Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
African 1.6%
Chinese 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-07-16
Date Report
2025-06-10 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 16 July 2025
2020-03-11 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 15 October 2021
2016-05-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 17 June 2016
2014-06-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 June 2014
2014-02-12 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 07 March 2014
2012-06-14 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 05 July 2012
2009-07-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 July 2009
2006-04-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 May 2006
2004-01-12 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 36 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BS
0.32 miles
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Reading, RG30 4UA
0.37 miles
Churchend Primary Academy
Usk Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4HP
0.38 miles
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AS
0.38 miles
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BE
0.41 miles
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4ED
0.51 miles
Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5BD
0.64 miles
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Reading, RG30 6UB
0.77 miles
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4SZ
0.94 miles
Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5LN
0.96 miles
Kennet Valley Primary School
Carters Rise, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 7YT
1.07 miles
Manor Primary School
110 Ashampstead Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
1.1 miles
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
1.1 miles
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2RW
1.1 miles
Springfield Primary School
Barton Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5NJ
1.13 miles
Calcot Infant School and Nursery
Curtis Road, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4XG
1.31 miles
Calcot Junior School
Curtis Road, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4XG
1.31 miles
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2TD
1.33 miles
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6RY
1.38 miles
Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6RY
1.38 miles
Name Distance
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ
0.28 miles
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ
0.29 miles
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX
0.72 miles
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5TY
1.26 miles
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EP
1.31 miles
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
1.38 miles
Brookfields School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6SW
1.44 miles
Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
1.6 miles
River Academy
7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ
1.87 miles
Haywards Farm School
Station Road, Theale, Reading, RG7 4AS
2.59 miles
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road, Reading, RG4 6DX
2.79 miles
Kendrick School
London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN
2.79 miles
Theale Green School
Church Street, Reading, RG7 5DA
2.8 miles
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, RG1 4QZ
2.81 miles
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
2.87 miles
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ
2.91 miles
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
2.91 miles
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4JJ
3.07 miles
Groveside School
40 Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7AY
3.13 miles
Hamilton School
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3.16 miles
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