Moat Hall Primary Academy
John's Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE GENERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Future Generation Trust
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 149284
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922660960
About this school
Moat Hall Primary Academy is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 359 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Moat Hall 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moat Hall Primary Academy compares
Moat Hall Primary Academy ranked 68th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.6% | 35% | 359 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Glenthorne Community Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 17% | 269 | 0.4 miles |
| Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 453 | 1.0 miles |
| Bridgtown Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 328 | 1.0 miles |
| Landywood Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 11.9% | 408 | 1.0 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)
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 15.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Glenthorne Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Bridgtown Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Landywood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Moat Hall Primary Academy ranks 9th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moat Hall Primary Academy teach?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Moat Hall Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Moat Hall Primary Academy is Mrs Jane King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moat Hall Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moat Hall Primary Academy, 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 Moat Hall Primary Academy?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Moat Hall Primary Academy full?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 359 on roll (85%), 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 Moat Hall Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Moat Hall Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Moat Hall Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moat Hall Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Moat Hall Primary Academy?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy is part of FUTURE GENERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moat Hall Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2023/24 and 75% 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 Hall Primary Academy rank locally?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy ranked 68th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Hall Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Moat Hall Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moat Hall Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moat Hall 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 10 July 2026.