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Moorpark Junior School

Primary · Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 1EL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 5 October 2022

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At a glance

233 pupils · 97% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
57.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
31.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
28.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.moorpark.stoke.sch.uk
URN
143488

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
Stoke-on-Trent average61.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Richardson Dees Primary SchoolWallsend · 137 miles awayExpected standard52%
Lower Kersal Community Primary SchoolSalford · 32 miles awayGood53%
Brandling Primary SchoolGateshead · 134 miles awayGood70%
Summerville Primary SchoolSalford · 31 miles awayNeeds attention45%
Holme Slack Community Primary SchoolPreston · 54 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Falla Park Community Primary SchoolGateshead · 134 miles awayGood (2019)67%
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyBlackburn · 49 miles awayGood23%
Crawford Primary SchoolLondon · 140 miles awayGood67%
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 135 miles awayExpected standard58%
Holy Family RC Primary SchoolOldham · 32 miles awayExpected standard63%
Court Farm Primary SchoolBirmingham · 38 miles awayGood40%
Selby Community Primary SchoolSelby · 68 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 54% (Stoke-on-Trent 57%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 12% (Stoke-on-Trent 12%, England 5%) · Black African 12% (Stoke-on-Trent 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 7% (Stoke-on-Trent 5%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Stoke-on-Trent 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Stoke-on-Trent 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Stoke-on-Trent 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Stoke-on-Trent 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Stoke-on-Trent 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Stoke-on-Trent 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Stoke-on-Trent 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Stoke-on-Trent: 1.94 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,790; 23.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,046
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £110,000; in-year balance +£62,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications32.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier44.2%62.3%
Social housing13.3%17.1%
Privately rented42.2%20.5%
Detached houses4.1%22.9%
Flats14.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms3.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014247 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£127,000410 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£93,500–£170,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (41)£188,000
Semi-detached (138)£165,500
Terraced (218)£100,000
Flat (13)£70,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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