Moorlands Primary School
Winchester Road, West Bromwich, B71 2NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Wednesday Learning Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Roberts
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 103908
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215560352
About this school
Moorlands Primary School is a foundation primary school in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 67% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorlands Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorlands Primary School compares
Moorlands Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.3% | 37.4% | 206 | — |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 28.6% | 244 | 0.3 miles |
| Hateley Heath Academy | 57% | 6% | 38.9% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Hall Green Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 38.1% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| Tameside Primary Academy | 75% | 7.2% | 51.8% | 388 | 0.7 miles |
| Mesty Croft Primary | 46% | 6% | 43.9% | 410 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.44%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 27.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Hateley Heath Academy0.5 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Hall Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Tameside Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Mesty Croft Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in West Bromwich
Moorlands Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary schools in West Bromwich.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Eaton Valley Primary School Primary
- Hall Green Primary School Primary
- Hanbury Primary School Primary
- Hargate Primary School Primary
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Hateley Heath Academy Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- King George V Primary School Primary
- Lodge Primary School Primary
- Lyng Primary School Primary
- Newtown Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorlands Primary School teach?
- Moorlands Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moorlands Primary School is Mrs Katherine Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Moorlands Primary School?
- Moorlands Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Moorlands Primary School full?
- Moorlands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moorlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Moorlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Moorlands Primary School is part of Wednesday Learning Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorlands Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Moorlands Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Moorlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorlands Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.