SCHOOL PROFILE

Moons Moat First School

Primary Community school URN 116765
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

12 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 15 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 170 168 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 78 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 92 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.0%
5.2 pts above England
School 30.0%
Redditch 24.2%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.4%
2.1 pts above England
School 22.4%
Redditch 18.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redditch 0.1%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.1%
109
Unclassified
15.3%
26
Any other White background
12.4%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 40.0% 68 of 170 pupils
19.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 40.0%
Redditch 24.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 32.9% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 18.2 pts above
EHC plans 7.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.50 pts higher than England
School 6.72%
Redditch 7.63%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 14.77%
Redditch 17.92%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.34%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 1.34%
Redditch 3.37%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

60.7% 27.5 pts below England
Moons Moat First School
60.7%
Redditch
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information