Moat House Primary School
Deedmore Road, Coventry, CV2 1EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alasdair Black
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 470
- URN
- 133474
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476612073
About this school
Moat House Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 470 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moat House 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 65% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 75% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Moat House 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 | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moat House Primary School compares
Moat House Primary School ranked 68th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.6% | 52.6% | 470 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.9% | 234 | 0.1 miles |
| Potters Green Primary School | — | — | — | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| Henley Green Primary | 48% | 6.7% | 58.5% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| Whittle Academy | 55% | 6.5% | 25.7% | 238 | 0.8 miles |
| Alderman's Green Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 43.7% | 485 | 0.8 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)
- 52.55%
- English as an additional language
- 43.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 23.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Potters Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Henley Green Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Whittle Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Alderman's Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Moat House Primary School ranks 76th of the 93 ranked primary schools in Coventry.
- Alderman's Green Primary School Primary
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Souls' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Allesley Hall Primary School Primary
- Allesley Primary School Primary
- Arley Primary Academy Primary
- Balsall Common Primary School Primary
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Binley Woods Primary School Primary
- Bournebrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Broad Heath Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moat House Primary School teach?
- Moat House Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Moat House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moat House Primary School is Mr Alasdair Black, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moat House Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moat House 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 Moat House Primary School?
- Moat House Primary School has 470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moat House Primary School full?
- Moat House Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 470 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Moat House Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moat House Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moat House Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moat House Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Moat House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moat House Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Moat House Primary School ranked 68th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moat House Primary School's absence rate?
- Moat House Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moat House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moat House 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 30 June 2026.