Moor First School
School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Atherton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 124061
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782512350
About this school
Moor First School is a foundation primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 58 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
Trends over time
How Moor First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moor First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 11.3% | 58 | — |
| Oxhey First School | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| Squirrel Hayes First School | — | 7% | 39.3% | 51 | 1.4 miles |
| Kingsfield First School | — | 4.7% | 26.7% | 214 | 1.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | 83% | 3.9% | 46.2% | 95 | 1.6 miles |
| Knypersley First School | — | 4.9% | 22.8% | 312 | 2.0 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)
- 11.29%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 3.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oxhey First School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Squirrel Hayes First School1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Kingsfield First School1.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Knypersley First School2.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moor First School teach?
- Moor First School teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Moor First School?
- The headteacher of Moor First School is Mrs Victoria Atherton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moor First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moor First 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 big is Moor First School?
- Moor First School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Moor First School full?
- Moor First School has capacity for 120 pupils and 58 on roll (48%), 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 Moor First School a faith school?
- No. Moor First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moor First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moor First School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Moor First School?
- Moor First School is part of Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Moor First School's absence rate?
- Moor First School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Moor First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Moor First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.