Moorpark Junior School
Park Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE NEW GUILD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Wright
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 143488
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782234440
About this school
Moorpark Junior School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorpark Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, 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 | 59 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 47% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 60% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 58% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 51% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Moorpark Junior 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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorpark Junior School compares
Moorpark Junior School ranked 57th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.5% | 53.6% | 233 | — |
| Jackfield Infant School | — | 6% | 49.4% | 234 | 0.1 miles |
| Saint Nathaniel's Academy | 60% | 6.4% | 45% | 474 | 0.7 miles |
| Smallthorne Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 46.4% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| New Ford Academy | 70% | 5.8% | 41.5% | 465 | 0.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy | 56% | 4.2% | 38.7% | 343 | 0.9 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)
- 53.56%
- English as an additional language
- 31.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 19.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jackfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Saint Nathaniel's Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Smallthorne Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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New Ford Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Moorpark Junior School ranks 90th of the 102 ranked primary 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 ages does Moorpark Junior School teach?
- Moorpark Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorpark Junior School?
- The headteacher of Moorpark Junior School is Mrs L Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorpark Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorpark Junior 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 Moorpark Junior School?
- Moorpark Junior School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Moorpark Junior School full?
- Moorpark Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 233 on roll (97%), 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 Moorpark Junior School a faith school?
- No. Moorpark Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorpark Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorpark Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Moorpark Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Moorpark Junior School is part of THE NEW GUILD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorpark Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorpark Junior School compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Moorpark Junior School ranked 57th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorpark Junior School's absence rate?
- Moorpark Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorpark Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorpark Junior 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 10 July 2026.