Moat House Primary School

Moat House Primary is a happy, safe and well-run school where pupils behave exceptionally well and are eager to learn. The curriculum is ambitious and clearly sequenced, teaching is generally effective, and pupils achieve well in most subjects. Early reading and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are particular strengths, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Personal development is a standout feature: pupils benefit from a rich range of experiences, clubs, visits and leadership roles that build respect, confidence and teamwork. Attendance work is rigorous and highly effective, and leaders and governors are ambitious, set appropriate priorities and are well regarded by staff. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and behaviour and personal development are exceptional. There are still areas to refine. Handwriting teaching is inconsistent, which can affect writing fluency and presentation. In the early years, some curriculum delivery is inconsistent, children have too few opportunities to apply new learning independently, and staff do not always support pencil grip well enough, so progress is not consistently as strong as it could be.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe and eager to learn.
• Behaviour is exceptional, with high levels of respect and self-control.
• Pupils are highly motivated and persist in their learning.
• The curriculum is ambitious, clearly sequenced and regularly reviewed.
• Recent mathematics improvements help pupils learn and remember more.
• Early reading and phonics are taught well, with effective catch-up support.
• Support for pupils with SEND is a strength, and these pupils achieve well.
• Personal development is rich, including clubs, visits and the '45 things' offer.
• Attendance work is rigorous and highly effective.
• Leaders and governors are ambitious and set the right priorities.
• Staff feel valued and well supported with workload and well-being.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Early years children settle well and communication and language are prioritised.

Areas for Improvement

• Handwriting teaching is inconsistent across the school.
• Poor letter formation and inconsistent style can hamper writing fluency and presentation.
• Early years curriculum delivery is inconsistent in some areas.
• Children in the early years have too few opportunities to practise and apply new learning independently.
• Staff do not always support children well enough to develop an effective pencil grip.

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 Moat House Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.2% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Moat House 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 Moat House Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.7% 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, 27.4% of pupils at Moat House Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Moat House Primary School received £8,218 and spent £8,424 for each of its 454 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £125,000 (£275 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 Moat House Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moat House Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Moat House Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moat House Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Moat House Primary School have?

Moat House Primary School has 470 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moat House Primary School cover?

Moat House Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moat House Primary School?

Moat House Primary School is at Deedmore Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 1EQ.