Moorfield Primary School
School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kathryn Heyes
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 111188
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514243108
About this school
Moorfield Primary School is a community primary school in Widnes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorfield 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 87% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 91% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 91% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
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 Moorfield 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 264 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorfield Primary School compares
Moorfield Primary School ranked 1st of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 3.5% | 15.3% | 232 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 34.3% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairfield Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 34.3% | 582 | 0.8 miles |
| Lunts Heath Primary School | 84% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 419 | 0.9 miles |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 67% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 414 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.2% | 22.1% | 223 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 December 2024
- 2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.29%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 5.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Fairfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Lunts Heath Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Bede's Catholic Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Widnes
Other schools in Widnes
Moorfield Primary School ranks 1st of the 19 ranked primary schools in Widnes.
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ditton Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Halebank CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primary
- Lunts Heath Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorfield Primary School teach?
- Moorfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moorfield Primary School is Miss Kathryn Heyes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorfield 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 Moorfield Primary School?
- Moorfield Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Moorfield Primary School full?
- Moorfield Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 232 on roll (74%), 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 Moorfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moorfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Moorfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorfield Primary School compare with other schools in Halton?
- Moorfield Primary School ranked 1st of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Moorfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorfield 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.