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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Moorlands Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151962
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 17 March 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kirklees
Trust HERITAGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 627 627 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 302 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 325 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.9%
15.9 pts below England
School 8.9%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.3%
11.0 pts below England
School 9.3%
Kirklees 22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Kirklees 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.4%
429
Pakistani
13.2%
83
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
28
Indian
2.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
11
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
11
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 19.3% 121 of 627 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.3%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 100 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 39
Speech, language & communication 34
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Other difficulty or disability 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Moderate learning difficulty 4

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
Moorlands Primary School
99.5%
Kirklees
87.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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