SCHOOL PROFILE

Moat Hall Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 149284
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 July 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust FUTURE GENERATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 359 315 full-time · 44 part-time
Female pupils 169 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 190 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.4%
3.6 pts above England
School 28.4%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.1%
14.2 pts below England
School 6.1%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.4%
285
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
16
Gypsy / Roma
4.2%
15
Unclassified
2.5%
9
Any other Asian background
1.7%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
6
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 20.6% 74 of 359 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.6%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.9% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 41
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
South Staffordshire 63.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
South Staffordshire 75.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
South Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
South Staffordshire 75.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

5.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.58 pts lower than England
School 5.64%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts higher than England
School 15.95%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 0.78%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
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

85.5% 2.7 pts below England
Moat Hall Primary Academy
85.5%
South Staffordshire
86.6%
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