Moorgate Primary Academy

Moorgate Primary Academy is performing well, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating in its recent inspection. The pupils enjoy their time at the school and feel supported by staff, contributing to a positive environment where they can thrive. The school has implemented an ambitious curriculum that fosters engagement and retention of knowledge among pupils, while leaders maintain focus on improvement through effective identification of priorities. However, there are areas for growth, specifically concerning high-attaining pupils' achievement and support for those falling behind in reading.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe.
• Strong management of behaviour leads to a calm school environment.
• Ambitious curriculum is in place with effective teaching practices.
• Good support for pupils with SEND, enabling their success.
• Robust opportunities for personal development and enrichment.

Areas for Improvement

• High-attaining pupils do not always achieve their potential in some subjects.
• Some pupils are not receiving effective support to catch up 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 Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy 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 Academy had 27.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 2024–25 Moorgate Primary Academy received £6,789 and spent £6,863 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £337,000 (£1,146 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, income was £7,351 and spending £7,265 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Tamworth · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Moorgate Primary Academy is part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Charnwood Primary Academy Lichfield
• Little Aston Primary Academy Sutton Coldfield
• Boney Hay Primary Academy Burntwood
• Staffordshire University Academy Cannock
• St Augustine's CofE Academy Ashbourne
• Littleton Green Community School Cannock
• All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Stafford
• St Paul's CofE First School Wolverhampton
• St Leonard's CofE First School Stafford
• Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Uttoxeter

What is Moorgate Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moorgate Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Moorgate Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Moorgate Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Moorgate Primary Academy have?

Moorgate Primary Academy has 310 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moorgate Primary Academy cover?

Moorgate Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moorgate Primary Academy?

Moorgate Primary Academy is at Moorgate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7EL.