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Moorhill Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire

Pye Green Road, Cannock, WS11 5RN

Website 01543227185

22

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 10/11/2021

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

20.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

274

Capacity used

Has space

65%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

44

Places offered

57

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3535● 100%
2nd preference112● 18%
3rd preference111● 9%
Total573867%

1st preference success by year

100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Libby Banks
Address
Pye Green Road, Cannock, WS11 5RN
Phone
01543227185
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward / constituency
Chadsmoor · Cannock Chase
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149001

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals50%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support23%——
48% boys (132)52% girls (142)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

274 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    06 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
  2. 21

    10 November 2021

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 250 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

31%
22/23
27%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths22%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard37%
-25% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard50%
-25% vs England
Higher standard10%
-23% vs England
Average score100
-6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard53%
-21% vs England
Higher standard3%
-23% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard10%
-20% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

602023222024372025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)37%61%
Higher standard0%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.