The John Moore Primary School

The John Moore Primary School continues to be recognized as a good school, providing a positive and vibrant environment that encourages pupils to enjoy learning and participate actively in their education. The school has high ambitions for all its pupils and offers a well-structured curriculum that encompasses not only academic excellence but also the development of a range of extracurricular interests. Despite undergoing recent leadership changes, the school's commitment to maintaining high standards and fostering a supportive community remains strong.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• There is a strong emphasis on vocabulary throughout the curriculum.
• Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics instruction in place.
• Pupils develop a sense of responsibility through leadership opportunities.
• The school promotes a positive and respectful school culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment information is not always used effectively to address gaps in pupils' understanding.
• Many subject leaders are new and not yet sufficiently overseeing curriculum implementation.

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 The John Moore Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% 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, 1.0% of pupils at The John Moore 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 The John Moore Primary School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.8% 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, 12.8% of pupils at The John Moore Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 The John Moore Primary School received £6,298 and spent £6,322 for each of its 375 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £92,000 (£244 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 The John Moore Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The John Moore Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was The John Moore Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The John Moore Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does The John Moore Primary School have?

The John Moore Primary School has 375 pupils on roll.

What age range does The John Moore Primary School cover?

The John Moore Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are The John Moore Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The John Moore Primary School?

The John Moore Primary School is at Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7SP.