Moorlands Infant School
Moorfields Road, Bath, BA2 2DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louisa Sellars
- Sponsor
- The Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 142715
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225421912
About this school
Moorlands Infant School is a primary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 177 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Trends over time
How Moorlands Infant 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorlands Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 7.3% | 177 | — |
| Moorlands Junior School | 55% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 236 | 0.1 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 0.3 miles |
| Oldfield Park Junior School | 63% | 4.5% | 22.2% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 277 | 0.6 miles |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.2% | 178 | 0.7 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
- 16 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report9 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.34%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.27%
- Persistent absence
- 5.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorlands Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St John's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Oldfield Park Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Oldfield Park Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Primary
- Newbridge Primary School Primary
- Norton St Philip Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moorlands Infant School teach?
- Moorlands Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorlands Infant School?
- The headteacher of Moorlands Infant School is Miss Louisa Sellars, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moorlands Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorlands Infant 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 Moorlands Infant School?
- Moorlands Infant School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Moorlands Infant School full?
- Moorlands Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 177 on roll (98%), 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 Moorlands Infant School a faith school?
- No. Moorlands Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorlands Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorlands Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Moorlands Infant School?
- Moorlands Infant School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Moorlands Infant School's absence rate?
- Moorlands Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Moorlands Infant 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 Moorlands Infant 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 2 July 2026.