Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Birdsall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 130863
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977642820
About this school
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource is a community primary school in Pontefract. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 48 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 44% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 52% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 58% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 44% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource compares
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource ranked 95th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 5.7% | 45.5% | 216 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe | 55% | 5.5% | 32.3% | 204 | 0.1 miles |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School | 51% | 6.9% | 36.6% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| Ash Grove Primary Academy | 48% | 7.3% | 35% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Northfield Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 25.8% | 348 | 0.7 miles |
| South Kirkby Academy | 32% | 6.3% | 49% | 186 | 1.3 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)
- 45.45%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 15.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe0.1 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Pontefract
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Ash Grove Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
Northfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pontefract
-
South Kirkby Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Pontefract
Other schools in Pontefract
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource ranks 31st of the 33 ranked primary schools in Pontefract.
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ackworth Mill Dam School Primary
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Primary
- Darrington Church of England Primary School Primary
- De Lacy Primary School Primary
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Primary
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Primary
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Primary
- Featherstone Purston Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource teach?
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Pontefract.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource?
- The headteacher of Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource is Mrs Deborah Birdsall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource, 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 Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource?
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource full?
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource has capacity for 315 pupils and 216 on roll (69%), 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 Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource a faith school?
- No. Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource have?
- The schools register lists Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource ranked 95th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource's absence rate?
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource'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.