Moorland Primary School

Moorland Primary School is currently in a phase of improvement, having recently undergone its first inspection since becoming an academy in 2019. The inspection found that while the overall effectiveness and quality of education are rated as requiring improvement, there are notable strengths in areas such as behaviour, attitudes, and early years provision. Pupils demonstrate confidence, pride in their school, and a commitment to the school's respect values, fostering a positive learning environment. However, there are concerns regarding the consistency of knowledge consolidation across the curriculum, particularly in key stages 1 and 2, which impacts overall pupil learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.
• Strong commitment to inclusion and equality throughout the school.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and consistent application of behaviour policies.
• Good early years provision with a focus on communication and language.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum subjects not yet securely embedded leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Reading books not consistently matched to pupils' learning levels.
• Disadvantaged pupils have a high rate of persistent absence.

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 Moorland Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% 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, 7.6% of pupils at Moorland 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 Moorland Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% 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, 24.7% of pupils at Moorland Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Moorland Primary School received £8,714 and spent £8,338 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £493,000 (£2,583 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Campfire Education Trust, income was £7,332 and spending £7,200 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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Moorland Primary School is part of Campfire Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Bourton Meadow Academy Buckingham
• Lace Hill Academy Buckingham
• George Grenville Academy Buckingham
• Spring Lane Primary School Northampton
• Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton

What is Moorland Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moorland Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Moorland Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Moorland Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Moorland Primary School have?

Moorland Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moorland Primary School cover?

Moorland Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Moorland Primary School?

Moorland Primary School is at Maslin Drive, Beanhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 4ND.