Moat Primary Academy
Juniper Avenue, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6AP
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Hillside Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katrina Spendlove
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 144472
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Moat Primary Academy was a primary academy in Gloucester. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Moat Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 13 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 31% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 37% | 54% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 32% | 31% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 32% | 62% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 96.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.70 | - | - |
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 Moat Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moat Primary Academy compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 12.2% | 65.7% | 121 | — |
| Hillside Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 41.2% | 495 | 0.2 miles |
| Heron Primary School | 55% | 5.8% | 15.5% | 402 | 0.5 miles |
| Finlay Community School | 80% | 7.3% | 43.2% | 412 | 0.6 miles |
| Coney Hill Community Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 30.6% | 241 | 1.0 miles |
| Hatherley Infant School | — | 10% | 35.4% | 190 | 1.1 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)
- 65.71%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 12.22%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Heron Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Finlay Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Coney Hill Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Hatherley Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moat Primary Academy teach?
- Moat Primary Academy taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Gloucester.
- Has Moat Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Moat Primary Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Moat Primary Academy?
- Moat Primary Academy had 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Moat Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Moat Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moat Primary Academy'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 26 June 2026.