Moor First School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Staffordshire
School Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7HR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/07/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
3.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
58
Capacity used
Has space48%
120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer
9
Places offered
25
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 9 | 9 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Victoria Atherton
- Address
- School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7HR
- Phone
- 01782512350
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Biddulph Moor · Staffordshire Moorlands
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124061
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust
58 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 61 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.