Moorhill Primary School
Pye Green Road, Cannock, WS11 5RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Libby Banks
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 149001
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543227185
About this school
Moorhill Primary School is a primary academy in Cannock. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorhill 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Moorhill Primary School (URN 124220).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 50 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 22% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 34% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 42% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 48% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Moorhill 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorhill Primary School compares
Moorhill Primary School ranked 220th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 6.8% | 46.4% | 274 | — |
| Redhill Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 57.1% | 199 | 0.1 miles |
| Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School | 66% | 6.1% | 45.3% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School | — | 7.5% | 41.8% | 146 | 0.7 miles |
| Poppyfield Primary Academy | — | 3.9% | 13.3% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
| Littleton Green Community School | 70% | 4.7% | 25.9% | 463 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2024
- 10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.43%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redhill Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Poppyfield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Littleton Green Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Cannock
Other schools in Cannock
Moorhill Primary School ranks 16th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Cannock.
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Gorsemoor Primary School Primary
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
- Jerome Primary School Primary
- Littleton Green Community School Primary
- Longford Primary Academy Primary
- Norton Canes Primary Academy Primary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorhill Primary School teach?
- Moorhill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moorhill Primary School is Mrs Libby Banks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorhill 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 Moorhill Primary School?
- Moorhill Primary School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Moorhill Primary School full?
- Moorhill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 274 on roll (65%), 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 Moorhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moorhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorhill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorhill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Moorhill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Moorhill Primary School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorhill Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Moorhill Primary School ranked 220th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Moorhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorhill 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 10 July 2026.