Moorlands Junior School

Moorlands Junior School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education since its previous inspection. The school's inclusive environment fosters positive relationships between staff, pupils, and families, contributing to a strong sense of community. The curriculum is rich and varied, allowing pupils to grow personally and academically through a range of activities. However, while many pupils thrive, there are concerns regarding attendance, particularly among some disadvantaged pupils, which affects their educational experience.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral care and support for pupils
• Positive and caring relationships between staff and pupils
• Broad and interesting curriculum that promotes personal development
• High expectations of pupil behaviour with low-level disruption being rare
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to ensure inclusion
• Successful development of reading skills with high-quality texts

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum implementation in some subjects leading to knowledge gaps
• Lack of precision in assessment in certain subjects
• Attendance issues among some pupils, including disadvantaged learners

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 Moorlands Junior School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Moorlands Junior 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 Moorlands Junior School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 18.2% of pupils at Moorlands Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Moorlands Junior School received £5,756 and spent £6,295 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£503 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Partnership Trust, income was £9,672 and spending £9,897 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 Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Moorlands Junior School is part of The Partnership Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Moorlands Infant School Bath
• Roundhill Primary School Bath
• Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Bath
• Marksbury CofE Primary School Bath
• Farmborough Church Primary School Bath
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Radstock
• Castle Primary School Bristol
• Paulton Infant School Bristol
• Fosse Way School Bath
• Pensford Primary School Bristol

What is Moorlands Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moorlands Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Moorlands Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moorlands Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Moorlands Junior School have?

Moorlands Junior School has 236 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moorlands Junior School cover?

Moorlands Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Moorlands Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moorlands Junior School?

Moorlands Junior School is at Chantry Mead Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DE.