The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding, PE12 6PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Leighton
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 120418
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406370426
About this school
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is a community primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 268 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 40 | 38 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 68% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 74% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton compares
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton ranked 91st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.4% | 19.8% | 268 | — |
| Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School | — | 5.3% | 63% | 61 | 1.0 miles |
| Whaplode Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 32.5% | 186 | 1.5 miles |
| St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding | 39% | 6.3% | 57.9% | 209 | 2.8 miles |
| Weston Hills CofE Primary School | 59% | 3.4% | 26.7% | 135 | 3.1 miles |
| The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 68% | 6% | 32.6% | 309 | 3.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.78%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 5.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Whaplode Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding2.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Weston Hills CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Spalding
- 3.2 miles
Other schools in Spalding
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton ranks 9th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Spalding.
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton teach?
- The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
- The headteacher of The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton is Mrs Rebecca Leighton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton, 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 The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton?
- The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton full?
- The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton has capacity for 280 pupils and 268 on roll (96%), 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 The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton a faith school?
- No. The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton has no designated religious character.
- Does The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton as having no nursery classes.
- How have The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton'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 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton ranked 91st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's absence rate?
- The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton'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 30 June 2026.