Moldgreen Community Primary School
The Avenue, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, HD5 8AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Pearson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 380
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 107691
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484226681
About this school
Moldgreen Community Primary School is a community primary school in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moldgreen Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 50 | 49 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 67% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 86% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 86% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Moldgreen Community 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moldgreen Community Primary School compares
Moldgreen Community Primary School ranked 72nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 338 | — |
| Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School | 42% | 8.2% | 59.4% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| Lowerhouses CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 55.9% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 61% | 6% | 26% | 310 | 0.7 miles |
| Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School | — | 9.6% | 45.8% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Dalton School | 52% | 5% | 30.4% | 487 | 0.7 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)
- 28.65%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Dalton School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Moldgreen Community Primary School ranks 24th of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moldgreen Community Primary School teach?
- Moldgreen Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Moldgreen Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moldgreen Community Primary School is Mrs Helen Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moldgreen Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moldgreen Community 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 Moldgreen Community Primary School?
- Moldgreen Community Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moldgreen Community Primary School full?
- Moldgreen Community Primary School has capacity for 380 pupils and 338 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moldgreen Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moldgreen Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moldgreen Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moldgreen Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Moldgreen Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% 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 Moldgreen Community Primary School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Moldgreen Community Primary School ranked 72nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moldgreen Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Moldgreen Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moldgreen Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moldgreen Community 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.